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Egyptian Antiquities.
HARRISON AND SONS,
PRINTERS IN ORDINARY TO HER MAJESTY,
ST. martin's I.ANE, LONDON.
SOME ACCOUNT
Collection of bgyptian Antiquities
I.V THE POSSESSION OF
LADY MEUX,
OF THEOBALD'S PARK, WALTHAM CROSS.
BY
E. A. WALLIS BUDGE, Litt.D, RS.A.,
Ferr.tcrly Tytwhitt Hebrew Scholar and Scholar of Christ's College, Cambridge,
Keeper of the Egyptian ajid Assyrian Antiquities, British Museum.
SECOND EDITION.
WITH THIRTY-FOUR PLATES,
ILonliou :
HARRISON & SONS,
Printers in 07-dinary to Her Majesty,
St. Martin's Laxe.
Five hundred copies only printed for private circulation^
of which this is No /..
PREFACE
The collections of Egyptian Antiquities of
which some account is given in the following
pages were acquired by Lady Meux in 1882,
1895-6. They contain a number of very im-
portant objects, among which the following
are worthy of special note: — (i.) Limestone
slabs from tombs of officials who flourished in
the IVth and Vth dynasties, and four fine
sepulchral stelae inscribed with hymns to the
Sun-god from Akhmim. (2.) The. rectangular
wooden cofiin of An-heru, inscribed in hieratic
with Chapters from the Book of the Dead.
This coffin was made in the Xlth dynasty,
about B.C. 2600, or earlier, and belongs to
the class represented by the Coffin of Amamu
in the British Museum. (3.) A magnificently
painted coffin of an unnamed member of the
confraternity of the priests of Amcn-Ra at
PREFACE.
Thebes. (4.) The mummy and coffin of
Nes-Amsu, the second prophet of the god
Amsu, and prophet of the god Khonsu at Apu
(the PanopoHs of the Greeks, represented to-
day by the modern town of Akhmim in Upper
Egypt), about B.C. 350 ; they were presented
to Lady Meux in 1886 by the late Walter
Ingram, Esq. The mummy is interesting as
an example of a body carefully preserved by the
use of bitumen ; the coffin is a good specimen
of the work of the funereal craftsman of that
period, and its value is enhanced by its perfect
condition. There is, moreover, every reason for
believing that Nes-Amsu was an ancestor, of
Nekau, whose sepulchral stele is preserved in
Lady Meux's Collection (see No. 51). The
designs and colouring and subject matter of the
inscriptions recall the work of a much older
period, and prove that, in spite of the corrupting
influences of the Greek and Persian civilizations,
and the imposition of alien manners and customs
upon P"g}'pt, and the decay which was slowly
undermining her ancient religion, the hand of
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the artist had not lost its cunning, that the
worship of the gods of olden time still held
sway, and that the belief in the resurrection of
a spiritual body was no vain thing even to the
educated Egyptian. In the coffins of An-Heru,
and of the priest of Amen and of Nes-Amsu we
have three of the finest examples of this class of
object belonging to the Ancient and New Em-
pires and to the Ptolemaic period respectively.
(5.) Double seated limestone figures of Neb-sen
and Nebt-ta, XVIIIth dynasty. (6.) Black-
granite kneeling figure of Amen-[em]-apt, a
scribe, XVIIIth dynasty. (7.) Black granite
kneeling figure of lupa, the scribe and architect
of the Temple of Amen-Ra at Thebes during
the reign of Rameses II., about B.C. 1330.
(8.) Head of a black granite statue of Rameses
III., King of Egypt about B.C. 1200. (9.) Painted
plaster heads witli inlaid eyes, of the Roman
period, about A.D. 300. (10.) Wooden boat
containing figures of the captain and his crew,
consisting of one steersman and twenty rowers,
belonging to the Ancient Empire. (11.) A
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large bronze seated figure of the goddess
Sekhet. (12.) A fragment of a wooden box
inlaid with ivory, inscribed with the rarely found
prenomen and nomen of Rameses X., King of
Egypt about B.C. 1150. (13.) A hypocephalus
made for Shai-enen, the son of Nes-Nebt-het.
(14.) A collection of about eight hundred scarabs
and amulets from Abydos. (15.) A bronze
libation bucket made for Shashanq, the son of
Thehet-Tehuti. This fine specimen of bronze
work was probably a votive offering to the
deceased by his daughter Nit-aqert (Nitocris).
(16.) A blue glazed faience figure of Venus
Anadyomene. (17.) Alabaster vase of Pepi L
King of Egypt about B.C. 3233, etc.
The number of Egyptian Antiquities pre-
served at Theobald's Park is about eighteen
hundred, and the proportion of first-rate objects
of interest is very considerable.
E. A. Wallis Budge.
London,
July 30, 1 89O.
LIST OF PLATES.
Frontispiece. — The Coffin of Nes-Amsu.
The Coffin of An-Heru I.
Texts from the coffin of An-Heru ... ... Ia.
The Coffin of an unnamed priest of Amen-Ra II.
Set of " Canopic " vases III.
Sepulchral wooden figures of Isis and Nephthys IV.
Wooden figure of Ptah-Seker-Ausar ... ... V.
Hypocephalus of Shai-enen ... ... ... VI.
Slab from the tomb of Uap ... ... ... VII.
Sepulchral Tablet of Tchefa ' ... VIII.
Slab from the tomb of Kha ... ... ... IX.
Sepulchral Tablet of Ta-khaaa-en-Bast ... IX.\,
Sepulchral Tablet of Shashanq IXb.
Sepulchral Tablet of Qa-ka-Heru-sa-Auset ... IXc.
Sepulchral Tablet of Shumai ... ... ... IXd.
Sepulchral Tablet of Nekau X.
Sepulchral Tablet of Ta-hebt .. . XI.
Sepulchral Tablet of Pet-Bast.. XII.
Wooden boat with crew ... ... ... XIII.
X LIST OF PLATES.
PLATE
Figures of Neb-sen and Nebt-ta
XIV.
Figure of Amen-em-apt, a scribe . . .
XV.
Figure of lupa, a scribe
XVI.
Rameses III.
... XVII.
Wooden figure of a priest (?)
... XVIII.
Figures of Paui and Takharit
XIX.
Bronze libation buckc-t
XX.
Bronze mirror
XXI.
Ushabtiii figures
... XXII.
Bronze figures of gods
... XXIII.
The goddess Sekhet
... XXIV.
Cippus of Horus
XXV.
Faience figure of Venus Anadyomene
... XXVI.
Fainted plaster head from a coffin...
... XXVII.
Painted plaster head from a coffin
... XXVIlA.
Bronze figure of Isis as Aphrodite
... XXVIII.
CONTENTS.
Frontispiece — The coffin of Nes-Amsu.
Preface ...
The Funeral of an Egyptian ...
The coffin of An-Heru
The coffin of a priest of Amen-Ra at Thebes
The mummy and coffin of Nes-Amsu
Wooden coffin of a late period
Portions of a coffin of the Grseco-Rornan Period
Pectorals
Canopic vases ...
Models of unguent vases
Wooden sepulchral figures of
and of Ptah-Seker-Ausar
Hypocephalus of Shai-enen
Papyri ...
Sepulchral stelae
Wooden boat ...
Wooden clamp of Seti I.
Seated figure of Sebek-khut
Isis, Nephthys,
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Seated figure of Thothmes in.
140
Seated figures of Neb-sen and Nebt-ta
143
Kneeling figure of Amen-em-apt
148
Part of a statue of Rameses III.
149
Standing figures of Piaui and Takharit
15c
Bronze libation bucket
152
Bronze mirror ...
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Bronze vietiat ...
155
Ushabtiu figures
156
Ushabtiu box ...
164
Eg)'ptian gods ...
166
Scarabs ...
185
Amulets, beads, etc. ..
330
Objects of the Graeco-Roman Period...
.353
Alabaster vases and vessels and miscellaneo
us
objects
357
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EGYPTIAN.
The ancient Egyptian monuments and the hiero-
glyphic inscriptions cut upon them show us that the
Egyptians, from the earUest dynasties, took the
greatest possible care to preserve the bodies of their
dead from destructive agencies and decay in the tomb.
They learnt, at a very early period, that bodies laid
in the earth which forms the soil of Egypt, were
rotted by the infiltration of the waters of the Nile,
and that to preserve the bodies of their dead from
the attacks of birds and beasts of prey, it was necessary
to bury them in tombs hewn out of the solid rock
in the mountains, on the right and left banks of the
Nile. They attempted to arrest the decomposition
of the body into its natural elements by the use of
drugs, balsams, and aromatic spices ; and there is
no doubt that they succeeded admiral)]y in this par-
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ticular. At what period of their history the Egyptians
began to mummify their dead it is impossible to say,
but it is known for a certainty that, as far back as
we have any knowledge of them, that is to say about
P..C. 4000 or 5000, they possessed the art of mummify-
ing bodies, and also that, in the case of kings and
high officials, they made use of an elaborate system
of ritual and sepulture. It is possible, but not pro-
bable, that the aboriginal inhabitants of Egypt
mummified their dead, but it is generally believed
that the necessary anatomical knowledge, and the
funeral customs, and the systems of sepulture which
we now know were made use of by the Egyptians,
were brought with them from their home in Asia.
The Eg)'ptian believed'' that mortal man was com-
posed of a perishable body called ''^ kha, a genius
or "double" '-' ka, the soul ^, ba, and an intelli-
gence '^ khu. The ka, or " double," lived in the
tomb as long as the body lay there. The soul left
the body at death and went wherever it pleased, and
passed in and out of the tomb according to its
desire. After a period, the length of which is not
exactly known, it returned to the body and entered
and dwelt therein. It must be understood that only
the souls of those who were victorious in the judg-
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ment after death could re-enter their bodies ; on the
other hand it was absolutely necessary that the body
should be preserved and kept in a perfect state, in
order that it might be a fit dwelling-place for the
"perfect soul" on its return. It is clear then that
the Egyptians mummified their dead because they
believed in the doctrine of the resurrection and im-
mortality, and that they spared neither pains nor
expense in making their " houses of eternity " meet
dwelling-places for the souls who were to live for ever.
The name commonly given to the body of a human
being, animal, bird, fish, or reptile which has been
preserved by bitumen, natron, drugs or spices is
MUMMY, and this name is derived, not from the
old Egyptian word for an embalmed body, but from
the Arabic word for bitumen, munna. The Arabs
seem only to have become familiar with that class
of bodies which had been preserved entirely by
bitumen, and, in consequence, they called every em-
balmed body mumiyya, i.e., a " bitumenized thing."
From the Arabic the word has passed into all Euro-
pean languages, and it is only from the hieroglyphic
inscriptions that we learn that the ancient Egyptian
word for making a dead man into a mummy was
A =1
A
^ 5 or !u==:iD qes, which means literally,
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" to bandage a dead body." Another Egyptian word
for mummy is Sahu I a W v\ Q '^.
The Greek historian Herodotus states that the
Egyptians mummified the bodies of the dead in three
different ways, and that the expense varied according
to the system adopted. A later Greek writer, Diodorus
Siculus, confirms this statement of Herodotus, and
adds that the cost of embalming in the most expensive
way was one talent of silver (about ^240), that the
cost of the second system was twenty minae (about
^80), and that that of the third was very little indeed.
The bodies of the poor were merely steeped in
natron for seventy days, and were then carried away
for burial to holes dug perhaps in the loose sand
of the desert, or to a common burial place or cave
in the mountains, where they were piled up in
heaps or laid in rows similar to those which may
be seen in the mountain caves on the western bank of
the Nile opposite to Luxor, the site of the ancient
Egyptian Diospolis or Thebes. There is some doubt
if the bodies of the poor were steeped in natron for
as many days as seventy. In Genesis (1. 3) we are
told that the physicians embalmed Jacob, and that
" forty days were fiiinUed for liim ; for so are fulfilled
the days of embahiiing ; and the Egyptians wept for
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him threescore and ten days." Now in an Egyptian
document we find it stated that the embahning
occupied i6 days, the bandaging 35 days, and the
burial 70 days, i.e., 121 days in all. Elsewhere we
are told that the embalming occupied 66 days, the
arrangements for the funeral 4 days, and the burial
26 days, or 96 days in all ; and again we are told that
70 or 80 days are required for embalming and ten
months for the burial. It seems nearly certain then
that the bodies of the poor were only steeped in
natron long enough to dissolve the fleshy parts of the
body, and we know that they were buried with a pair
of sandals in which to walk in the world beyond the
grave, and with a staff or stick to support their steps
in the valley of the shadow of death.
The task of describing the details of every scene in
the embalmment of the body of an Egyptian king or
noble would be endless, for apart from the main facts
common to the description of all mummies which
were made according to the first and second systems
of Herodotus, there are in each mummy a number of
peculiarities which arose from individual taste or
fancy on the part of the embalmers or the relatives of
the dead. These, although extremely interesting to
the student, need not be considered in describing the
process of mummifying a priestly ofificial, scribe, or
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gentleman living in Thebes about B.C. 1600. Soon
after the death of a man his body was taken to the
house of the embalmers, and the friends and relatives
decided the details of the process and the price to be
paid. It seems that the embalmers either formed a
grade of the Egyptian priesthood, or that they were a
body of men under the control of the priests ; in
either case all the ceremonial observances connected
with the embalming of a body would be strictly
carried out by them, for upon the performance of
these depended the welfare of the deceased in the
other world. The body was carefully washed and the
brains were removed through the nostrils by an iron
rod with a hook at the end, but great care was taken
not to break the bridge of the nose in the process.
The empty skull was then filled with a mixture of
coarse spices and resin, or with pieces of linen which
had been either steeped in aromatic or astringent
substances, or smeared with unguents. When this
process was adopted the hair and teeth were preserved.
Skulls filled wholly with resin or bitumen are some-
times found. On the left side of the body, just over
the groin, a line was then traced, along which an
opening was made with a knife of flint or metal, and
through it the great intestines and heart, etc., were
removed. The interior of the body was then washed
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with palm wine, and the whole hollow was filled with
fragrant and preservative spices and gums. A cheaper
way of ridding the body of its most easily decaying
portions was to inject natron and oil of cedar ; after a
certain time the intestines were dissolved and little
except the skin and bones remained. In the earlier
dynasties the bodies of the dead were preserved by
means of natron and bitumen, but in the later
dynasties bitumen alone was used. Bodies preserved
by bitumen lose their hair, teeth and nails, and the
skin and bones become of a dark-brown or black
colour.
Concerning the fate of the intestines Greek writers
have differences of opinion. According to Herodotus
they were in many cases destroyed by natron ; and
according to Plutarch they were shown to the sun as
the cause of all the sins which the deceased had
committed, and then thrown into the river ; and
Porphyry, confirming the statement of Plutarch,
gives the formula which the embalmers used when
exposing the intestines before the sun, according to
which the deceased begged the sun and the other
gods who grant life to man to allot to him an abode
with the immortal gods, and confessed that he had
worshipped the gods of his country with reverence
and fear from his youth up, and that he had neither
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killed nor injured any man. We now know, however,
that after the intestines were taken out of the body
they were washed in palm wine, anointed with
unguents and sprinkled with spices and gums, and
placed in four stone or wooden jars, upon which the
covers were firmly fastened. These four jars are
usually called Canopic, and this name has been given
to them because the early Egyptologists compared
them with the jar with small feet, thin neck, swollen
body and round back, under which form it is said
that Canopus, the pilot of Menelaus, who was buried
at Canopus, was worshipped in that city. These jars
were dedicated to four genii of the underworld, who
were under the protection of four deities, and who
represent the four cardinal points ; these genii are
called either "children of Osiris," or "children of
Horus." The four genii were called : —
Mestha.
2. An[](]^ Hapi.
4. /i 51 § |V ^^ XlJ ''^-^^ r/f Qcbhscnnuf.
The first jar had the head of a man, and held the
stomach ; the second had the head of an ape, and
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held the smaller intestines ; the third had the head
of a jackal, and held the heart ; and the fourth had
the head of a hawk, and held the liver. These jars
were under the protection of Isis, Nephthys, Neith,
and Serqet, and represented the south, north, east,
and west respectively. The greatest care was taken
to preserve the intestines, for the loss of them, or
even of one of them, would deprive the deceased of
life in the world to come.
After the body from which the intestines were
removed had been filled with gums, spices, etc., the
cutting in the side was sewn up, and an amulet of the
utc/iat '^^^^ or eye of Horus, made of metal, stone,
or porcelain, was laid upon it, and a ring, in the
bezel of which a scarab was inserted, was placed upon
one of the fingers. On the breast of the body,
immediately over the heart, or near the Aeck, a green
jasper, or green basalt scarab was fixed, either by
bandages or by a torque and chain. This scarab was
set in a frame of gold, and across the back, and down
the back between the wings, were bands of gold.
The scarab, or beetle, is the emblem of the god
Khepera, who typifies the last moment of night
which immediately precedes the first moment of
the new day, in other words he typifies the state of
matter which is immediately about to come to life.
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or to develop itself from one state of existence into
another. The god Khepera, M (1 j) , created him-
self, and everything that exists in earth, air and sky
from emanations of his own body. He rolled the
egg of the Sun across the sky day by day, and the
custom which the beetle {AteiicJms Aegyptiorum)
has of rolling its eggs made up into a ball along
the ground, no doubt suggested this insect as a
pictorial representation of the god. Moreover, this
class of beetles was thought to consist entirely of
males, and this was a further ground for comparing it
with the god Khepera.
The green basalt scarab intended for the breast of
a mummy is inscribed with the 30th chapter of the
Book of the Dead, a composition which is said by
its rubric to be as old as the time of Mycerinus, a
king of the lYth dynasty, about B.C. 3633. This
chapter is called, " Chapter of not allowing the heart
of a man to be repulsed in the underworld," and has
reference to the judgment of a man before Osiris, the
king and judge of the dead, when his heart was
weighed in a balance. Osiris presided over the scene,
and the four children of Horus who protected the
intestines of the deceased, stood before him ; and all
the great gods were present at the trial. The heart
of the man ^, was placed in one pan of the scales,
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and the feather p , emblematic of right and truth, in
the other ; a cynocephalous ape Aj , sat upon the
support of the beam to watch the indicator on behalf
of Thoth, the scribe of the gods, and to declare to
him whether the beam was exactly straight or not ;
Thoth inmself stood near to register the result for the
gods, and Anubis, the god of the dead, also carefully
watched the indicator of the balance in order to
dispute the result stated if necessary. Behind these
gods stood a beast, part crocodile, part lion, part
hippopotamus, called Amemit, or "Eater of the
dead," i.e., eater of the damned. On the other side
of the scales were present the soul of the deceased,
his Shai or "luck," an object connected with his
birth, and the two goddesses Renenet and Meskhenet,
who presided over his birth and childhood and
education. When the heart of the deceased exactly
counterbalanced the feather of right and truth, Thoth
declared to the gods that the weighing was satis-
factory, the gods pronounced the deceased victorious,
and he was led into the presence of the god by
Horus, son of Osiris, and was free to go wherever he
pleased in the underworld. Meat and drink were to
be given to him daily, an everlasting estate was to be
allotted to him in the Sekhet-Aanre or Elysian Fields,
together with the necessary corn and barley for
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sowing it, and he was to be at liberty to come into
the presence of the great god Osiris whenever he
wished to do so.
The inscription upon the green basalt scarab is an
address by the deceased to his heart, and reads : —
" O my heart, my mother ! O my heart, my mother !
O my heart of my existence ! May there be no
obstacle raised against me in (or by) the evidence.
May there be no repulse to me by the children of Ilorus.*
Mayest thou not be separated from me in the presence
of the Guardian of the Scale. Thou art my double in
ray body, the god Khnemu who makelh my limbs sound
and healthy.
Mayest thou come forth to the felicity to which we
go thither. May the Shenit who make men to be es-
tablished not overthrow our name. May
the god Setem cause us double joy of heart when
deeds and words are tried in the balance. May
no falsehood 1)6 uttered against me near the god in
the presence of the great god, the lord of the under-
world. How great art thou rising up in triumph ! "
When the amulet utchat ^^, the ring, and the
large green scarab had been placed upon the body,
pieces of obsidian were laid in the sockets of the eyes,
the nostrils were plugged with pledgets of linen, and
the bandaging of the body began. Each bandage
had a special name, and upon each was drawn in ink
* Or the deities who attend upon the great gods.
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a figure of the god who was beheved to take under
his protection that part of the body around which it
was to be twined, and certain words invoking his aid
were written by his side. While the bandaging was
going on, one of the embalmers recited formulae
containing addresses to the gods who presided over
the different limbs of the body. The bandages were
made of linen, and varied in width from three to ten
inches ; one edge of each was gummed. They
were dipped in water and then turned deftly
around the fingers and toes, and the gummed
edges caused them to adhere to each other. The
hands and arms and feet and legs were next treated,
and when pads of linen had been laid above the feet
to prevent the breaking of the mummy when made
to stand upon its feet, and upon other parts of the
body, the head and face, the back and shoulders, and
the abdomen (upon which the arms and hands had
been made to lie) and legs, were bound round with
bandages made of many folds of linen, which were
kept in their places by narrow strips of linen wound
round the body at intervals of six or eight inches.
When the body had been bound up in all the
horizontal and perpendicular bandages prescribed by
the embalmers' directions, it was sewn up in a piece
of thick coarse linen over which a pinkish-brown fine
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linen covering was tied, and the bandaging was com-
plete. Sometimes passages and whole chapters from
the Book of the Dead were inscribed upon the
bandages, and often amulets were laid between them.
The principal amulets were the red jasper buckle A ,
which typified the blood of the goddess Isis, and
which was laid upon the neck; the tet ^, emblem
of the god Osiris ; the vulture ^;^, an emblem of the
protection of Isis ; the collar ^^^j which was laid
on the neck of the deceased; the 7iafch sceptre |'
emblem of a renewed and vigorous life ; the pillow
^^P"^' ^° "^^^^ "P" ^^^ ^^'^^ °f t^^ mummy;
the heart "O", emblem of the conscience; the crux
ansata ^^ emblem of life ; the two ufc/iafs, one facing
to the right ^^, and the other to the left ^^, but
both symbolizing "good health"; the nefer L emblem
of " good luck " ; the sheti Q, emblem of the sun's
course in the sky; the rising sun in the horizon rCh,
the ?ne7idt (w/ , symbol of joy and health ; the ?ieha [p",
emblematic of "protection"; the frog 5^, meaning
" myriads," and "renewed life"; the serpent's head,
emblematic of the opening of the mouth and eyes of
the deceased in the underworld ; and the two fingers.
In the earliest period of the history of Egypt the
method of embalming seems to have been less
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elaborate, and the bandages are neither so numerous,
nor are they so well or so carefully put on the body.
The greatest perfection in embalming was reached at
Thebes about b.c. 1700. The mummies of this
period are beautifully made, and all the limbs are
pliant and may be handled without breaking. About
B.C. 1000 it became the fashion to put the mummy
into a brightly painted cartonnage case, which was
fastened up the back by sewing. About b.c. 350,
the Egyptians began to put the head of the mummy
into a gilded mask, and to lay a hollow-work carton-
nage pectoral upon the breast. The use of bitumen
in the process of embalming became more frequent
and extensive, and the decorations consisted of poorly
written texts badly copied, and distorted figures of
the gods and mythological scenes. In the Gr^co-
Roman period the whole mummy was sometimes
covered with a thin layer of plaster upon which
imitations of ancient Egyptian mythological scenes
were painted in bright colours or gold ; the inscrip-
tions are sometimes written in Greek. In the early
centuries of this era the outer coverings of mummies
of wealthy people were made of silk ; examples of
these are found chiefly at Akhmim (Panopolis).
The mummy of a high priestly ofificial, or gentleman,
at Thebes in the XVIIIth dynasty was laid in a
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sycamore wood coffin made in the form of a mummy,
i.e., the god Osiris. The bottom and each side
were made of single pieces of wood pegged together,
and the rounded head-piece was cut out of a solid
block of wood. A face carved out of very hard wood
and a pair of hands were pegged on to the cover, and
a solid foot-piece was also firmly fastened to it. In
the face obsidian eyes and bronze eye-lids were
sometimes inlaid. The inside and outside of the
coffin were covered with a thin layer of plaster, upon
which the artist and scribe painted in bright colours
mythological scenes, figures of the gods, addresses to
the deceased by the gods, and their answers, and
extracts from chapters, or whole chapters of the
Book of the Dead. The outside of the cover was
ornamented in a similar manner, but the inside was
usually left plain, and in such cases a flat, thin, wooden
covering, made the exact shape of the mummy, and
having a carved face and painted with inscriptions
and mythological scenes, was laid immediately upon
the mummy. The cover was fastened to the coffin
by wooden dowels, through which pegs were driven,
and the space between the coffin and the cover
was filled up with liquid plaster. The mummy
with its coffin was then placed in a large, heavy,
wooden coffin, made in the same shape, and
THE FUNERAL OF AN EGYPTIAN. 17
painted much in the same way, and was ready
for burial.
The scenes painted upon Egyptian papyri and
tombs illustrate with great detail the funeral proces-
sion, a brief description of which is as follows :— The
coffin containing the mummy was placed in a boat
built on a sledge, and, escorted by priests, mourners,
wailing women, and attendants carrying funereal
furniture, offerings, etc., was drawn to the river
bank by oxen. Here the procession embarked, and
in a short time arrived at the western bank, in the
mountains of which the Egyptians usually built their
cemeteries. Then the procession was re-formed and
began to make its way to the mountains opposite
Thebes. The mummy upon its bier was drawn along
by oxen guided by drivers, and in front of it walked
the sem priest wearing bis characteristic dress the
panther's skin, burning incense and pouring out liba-
tions as he went. Behind followed other priestly
officials, and near them came attendants bearing a
couch, a chair, vases of unguents, flowers, offerings of
meat and drink, sepulchral boxes, and other objects,
the number and variety of which depended upon the
wealth and position of the deceased. In the company
was a band of women who uttered cries of grief, and
struck their faces and breasts with their hands.
l8 THE FUNERAL OF AN EGYPTIAN.
When the procession had arrived at the tomb, the
mummy or a statue of the deceased was placed in an
upright position before the door in order that the
relatives might take their final farewell of him, and
the ceremony of "opening the mouth " be performed.
Tables loaded with offerings of cakes, beer, fruit,
flowers, etc., were laid out before him, and a bull was
slaughtered; an attendant called the "butcher" then
cut off one of its haunches, and brought it and held it
to the nose of the statue. The scdi priest next took
four instruments, and with each in its turn touched
its mouth and eyes, while the kher-heh priest, having
his hair whitened, read the portions of the funereal
ritual appropriate to each act from a roll of papyrus.
The eyes and the mouth of the deceased had been
closed by the process of embalming, and unless the
use of these members was restored to him he could
neither see nor speak in the netherworld. The son
priest by touching the mouth and the eyes of the
statue with the iron instruments made in the shape
of r> — ., did for the deceased what certain of the
gods did for the dead god Osiris \ he thereby regained
the use of his intelligence, and was able to talk with
tlie gods. After the ceremony of "opening the
mouth" had been performed, the lips of the statue
were anointed with oil, a number of boxes of purifi-
THE FUNERAL OF AN EGYPTIAN. 1 9
cation and an ostrich feather were offered to it,
and it was draped in the nevies cloth ( ; the kher-heb
read meanwhile the proper passages from the liturgical
roll. After the slaughter of another bull and the pre-
sentation of a number of offerings the funereal cere-
mony was complete.
The form of the Egyptian tomb varied at different
periods. Among the poorest classes it was cus-
tomary to bury the bodies of the dead in graves dug
in the sand, or in shallow holes made in soft lime-
stone, or in caves, where hundreds of bodies were
laid together. In the early dynasties the Egyptians
built their tombs at Sakkarah in the form of heavy
rectangular buildings, the walls of which slanted in-
wards towards their common centre ; these structures
vary in size from 170 ft. x 90 feet x 30 ft. to
26 ft. X 20 ft. X 13 ft., and are built of brick and
stone. The name commonly given to a tomb of this
description is 7/iastaba, because it resembles the
"bench" upon which Orientals recline and sleep.
The interior of the mastaba tomb consists of three
parts, the upper chamber, the serddb, and the pit.
In the upper chamber, opposite the door, which is
on the east side, is a stele, at the foot of which is
usually a stone altar with offerings upon it. The
serddb is a hollow, built in the thickness of the wall.
THE FUNERAL OF AN EGYPTIAN.
in which a stone statue was placed ; sometimes this
hollow is covered up with flat stones, but sometimes
a narrow passage a few inches wide leads from it to
the upper chamber, and it is thought that it was made
intentionally to allow the smoke of the incense to
penetrate to the statue within the hollow in the
masonry. The pit was a perpendicular shaft which
led from the upper chamber to the sarcophagus
chamber, which was hewn out exactly beneath it.
This chamber was approached through a small pas-
sage just sufficiently large to allow the sarcophagus to
pass along it. When the mummied body had been
laid in the sarcophagus, with perhaps a pillow ^, and
a few vases, the cover was fastened on by cement, the
passage leading to the sarcophagus chamber was
walled up at the end which opened into the pit, and
the pit was filled up with stones and sand. The
walls of mastabas are frequently ornamented with
scenes which had taken place in the life of the
deceased, and with representations of the making of
funereal offerings, which are explained by short hiero-
glyphic inscriptions.
Other forms of tombs in use among the Egyptians
during the earlier dynasties w^ere the Pyramids, which
were reckoned among the wonders of the world.
The largest or Great Pyramid of Gizeh was built
THE FUNERAL OF AN EGYPTIAN. 21
by Cheops, the second king of the IVth dynasty,
about B.C. 3733 ; the Second Pyramid of Gizeh was
built by Chephren, the third king of the IVth dy-
nasty, about B.C. 3666 ; and the Third Pyramid of
Gizeh was built by Mycerinus, the fourth king of the
IVth dynasty, about B.C. 3633. The pyramids at
Sakkarah, Abusir, Dahshur and other places usually
formed the tombs of kings and of members of the
royal families of Egypt.
The tombs of Upper Egypt during the Xllth and
following dynasties were built in modified forms of
the mastaba, and always contained the equivalents of
the upper chamber, serdab, and pit, whatever might
be the order of their arrangement. They were
usually hewn out of the mountains, but whenever a
stony plain was near at hand, as in the case of
Abydos, the Egyptians dug tombs therein. The
finest examples of tombs hewn out of the solid
rock are found at Thebes, and of these the most
remarkable are those of the kings of the Middle
Empire. They consist of long slanting corridors,
terminating in halls and chambers, the walls and
ceilings of which are ornamented with inscriptions,
mythological scenes, figures of the gods, etc., all
painted with admirable taste in brigxit colours. Of
tombs of high officials those of Rekh-ma-Ra, Nekht,
THE FUNERAL OF AN EGYPTIAN.
and Peta- Amen -apt may be taken as excellent
examples.
Excavations and discoveries in Egypt have sho\Yn
that tombs were used over and over again, and that
it is possible to find pottery and other objects, which
were made at a period after B.C. 550, in a tomb, the
walls of which are covered with inscriptions and
scenes which prove that it was made for an ancient
Egyptian official who lived during the rule of the
Vlth dynasty, some 3000 years before. It seems to
have been the custom not to erase the inscriptions,
etc., provided for the first occupant of a tomb, but
there is no doubt that his body was removed to
another place, and so made way for a successor.
The circumstances under which such removals were
made are not known, but it is probable that the
priests by right took possession of tombs upon the
extinction of the family to which the dead who were
buried in them belonged, or by purchase when the
surviving relatives could not afford to pay for the
customary funereal offerings, which it was their duty
to present at certain seasons of the year. Another
danger which menaced the peace of the occupant
of the tomb arose from thieves, who if they did
nothing worse, forced open the cofifin and carried off
all objects made of gold or precious stones, and such
THE FUNERAL OF AN EGYPTIAN.
portions of the funereal paraphernalia as could be sold
for other burials. In the XXth dynasty the govern-
ment of Egypt was obliged to prosecute a number of
men who devoted their lives to breaking into the
tombs of the kings at Thebes and robbing them, and
there seems little doubt that the removal of the
bodies of kings and members of royal families to
Der el-bahari arose from the existence of an organized
party of malcontents, whose wish was to loot the
splendid tombs where the kings of old slept their
last sleep. Tombs which were found with com-
parative ease were wrecked and robbed by invaders
of Egypt, the Persians and others, but it is probable
that the greatest harm was done to many of them by
the fanatical Egyptian Christian ascetics who took up
their abode in them. In the mythological scenes
and figures of gods which were painted on the walls
they saw heathen abominations and devils ; and in
the statues of the dead which loving friends had
placed in the tombs they saw idols which their
zeal prompted them to destroy utterly. Sometimes
these recluses lived in tombs in which hundreds of
mummies were piled up, either with or without
coffins, and there are legends extant from which
we learn that certain very holy men held con-
versations with mummies, and that they promised
24 THE rUNLRAL OF AN EGYPTIAN.
to pray to Christ to release them from the Gehenna
of fire.
On entering an Egyptian tomb one of the first
objects visible was a slab of stone, usually rounded
at the top, upon which was inscribed a figure of the
deceased adoring a god or gods, and below was an
inscription in hieroglyphics setting forth his rank and
position, and containing prayers to the gods Osiris
and Anubis that they would grant to him sepulchral
offerings of food, drink and clothing. Here is a
specimen of a prayer from a stele. " May Amen-Ra,
lord of the thrones of the North and South, Ptah-
Seker-Osiris, Un-nefer, lord of the passages of the
tomb, grant a royal oblation. May they grant sepul-
chral meals, and oxen and ducks, and linen bandages,
thousands of all good and pure things, thousands of
all sweet and choice things, the gifts of heaven and
the products of the earth which the Nile bringeth
forth from his storehouses. May they grant the
breathing of the sweet breezes of the north wind, the
eating of bread, the gathering of flowers, and the
receiving of food in felicity from the produce of the
Elysian Fields. May I walk upon the everlasting
road of the beautiful dead, the genii, and the noble
ones, making whatsoever transformations I please
among the followers of Un-ncfer, and going in and
THE FUNERAL OF AN EGYPTIAN. 25
coming forth from the underworld. May my soul
be not turned back when it ariseth to come forth,
may it come forth as a living soul, may it drink water
drawn from the depths of the river, may it receive
the cakes of the lord of eternity, may it come into
the presence of the god every day. May my soul
light upon the branches of the trees which I have
planted, may I refresh my face beneath my sycamores,
and may I have my mouth wherewith I may speak
like the followers of Horus." Sepulchral inscrip-
tions are often of the highest importance, for they
record historical facts which would otherwise be
unknown.
Another important object in the tomb was the
ushabti figure, which was placed either in a special
box or upon the floor, and was intended to perform
for the deceased wliatever agricultural work he might
be called upon to carry out in the underworld. The
ushabti figure is made of granite, diorite, limestone,
painted terra-cotta, faience glazed blue, green, brown
or white, wood and other substances. It is made in
the form of a mummy with its hands folded upon
its breast ; in one hand it holds a mattock, or hoe,
and in the other the cords of a basket, which it
carries over one shoulder. The inscriptions are
either cut or traced upon it in ink in the hieroglyphic
26 THE FUNERAL OF AN EGYPTIAN.
or hieratic characters : the text is that of the Vlth
chapter of the Book of the Dead.
In or with the niummy in its coffin, or in a
separate place in the tomb, was placed a roll of
papyrus inscribed in the hieroglyphic or hieratic
characters, with a number of chapters selected from
the great collection of religious texts to which the
name of " Book of the Dead" has been given. In
Egyptian its name is <rr> ^ m \\ per em
/iru " [The Book of] coming forth by day," and it is
said to be the work of the god Thoth. This book
contains hymns to the gods, formulae which will
enable him to overcome the beings who would attempt
to impede his progress in the underworld, prayers to
the great gods in that region, and texts to be inscribed
upon amulets, ushabtiu figures, etc. Extracts from
it were written upon bandages, coffins, sarcophagi,
the walls of the tomb, and other objects, and these
gave the persons for whom they were written power
to overcome all foes and obstacles.
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No, I.
THE COFFIN OF AN-HERU.*
1. Rectangular wooden 'coffin of An-heru, a high
priestly official, who flourished at Thebes about
B.C. 2600. The cover and coffin are formed of
pieces of wood about three inches thick, which are
joined together by pegs, and save for a few marks of
the tools which were employed to force open the
coffin in modern times, are in a perfect state of
preservation. The inscriptions on the outside are in
hieroglyphics painted green, and the edges of cover,
sides, and ends are decorated with a black and white
border. The inside of the cover is quite plain, but
that of the coffin is covered with lines of inscriptions
in hieroglyphics which contain prayers for funeral
offerings ; pictures of objects which form funeral
offerings, and articles of personal apparel; and a
number of chapters of a very ancient version of the
Book of the Dead, written in hieratic. The titles of
the chapters are in red. Along the bottom of the
* See Plate I.
28
THE COFFIN OF AN-HKRU.
coffin, painted in blue, flows the celestial Nile lUHiUl.
At the bottom of the right side of the coffin, both
inside and outside, are the two utchats ^^. On
the cover is a perpendicular line of hieroglyphics
which reads : —
\ A
suten ta
o^ D
hetep
"^ir^ I 1 ^s
Anpu neb Sepa
May give a royal offering Atiubis, lord of Sepa,'*
(i
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xent neter het her-ab Re - sta
dcvelling in the divine house within Re - sta.
W}^
D
t'a - f pet sam - nef
May he sail forth over heaven^ >nay he unite with
"is
5^^
ta ar - f en neter aa neb
the earth, may he ascend to the great god, the lord
I.e., the I Sill nonie of Upper Egypt.
Plate I. A
LEFT SIDE.
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THE COFFIN OF AN-HERU. 29
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pet em amax An-heru maaxeru.
of heaven^ with veneration, An-Berti, triumphant.
From Thebes. 6 ft. 3 in. x i ft. 10 in, x i ft. 6 in.
The inscriptions which decorate the outside of the
coffin contain prayers to Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, and
Anubis for sepulchral offerings, and statements that
the deceased is held in veneration by Seb, Nut, Shu,
" the great god of heaven," and by the four children
of Horus. The hieroglyphics are arranged as on
Plate Ia.
I
No. 2.
coffin of a priest of
Amen.*
THE COVER.
2. Coffin and cover of an unnamed priest of
Amen-Ra, painted with mythological scenes and
explanatory inscriptions, which belong to a period
between B.C. looo and B.C. 700.
The cover, like the coffin, is ornamented with
mythological scenes and inscriptions, usually painted
in red, light and dark green upon a yellow ground.
The pupils of the eyes and the whiskers are black,
the nose is perforated, and the ears are well carved ;
the beard is wanting. A heavy head-dress falls on
each side of the face, and under the ends are solid
wooden hands which are pegged on to the breast ;
the pectoral is elaborately painted to imitate rows of
* See Plate II.
Pla
&
Coffin of an Unnamed Priest of Amen-Ra. with Mythological
Scenes and Explanatory Inscriptions.
From Der el-baharI. Between B.C. 1000 and 700.
I
COFFIN OF A PRIEST OF AMEN.
precious stones or coloured glazed fdmice beads, a
row of flowers being outermost. Beneath the pectoral
are : — winged disk with uraei ; deities seated on each
side of the beetle, wearing triple crown, with Isis and
Nephthys winged ; the goddess Nut with outstretched
wings, above which are winged uraei ; seated deities
on each side of the beetle wearing the triple crown ;
the god of millions of years holding palm branches ;
the deceased making offerings to Anubis; and the
spaces between these scenes are filled up with pictures
in which the deceased and his soul are seen in
converse with various deities, and making offerings
unto them. Immediately beneath are the following
scenes and inscriptions : —
1. Isis, winged, standing before Osiris, who is
seated on a throne.
2. Osiris and Anubis seated one on each side of O-
3. Isis and Nephthys, in the form of winged ursi,
one on each side of the standard emblematic of
Osiris.
4. Two hawk-headed gods seated one on each side
Of Q.
5. Two apes adoring the sun on the horizon [O].
32
COFFIN OF A PRIEST OF AMEN.
ili^l-,^ I I I I Ki:^
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lo, II. The deceased adoring Osiris.
12, 13. The deceased adoring Tmu.
14, 15. A hawk-headed deity with table of offerings.
16, 17. Anubis seated on a throne, and mythological
emblems,
The inscriptions in paragraphs 6 and 7 contain
COFFIN OF A PRIEST OF AMEN.
33
prayers to Ra, Isis, and Nephthys that sepulchral
ofiferings may be made to the deceased.
On the edges of the cover are two lines of
hieroglyphics which read : —
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The above inscriptions are prayers that Ra and
Osiris will give to the deceased abundant sepulchral
offerings, and they contain some interesting titles of
these gods.
THE COFFIN— OUTSIDE.
Beautifully painted coffin of a member of the con-
fraternity of Amen-Ra, king of the gods, at Thebes,
made probably between B.C. looo and B.C. 700, in
imitation of the coffins in which members of the
order in the XVIIIth dynasty were buried. Though
exceedingly bright the colours are very harmonious,
and the accuracy of the drawing and the excellence
of the execution make this beautiful object one of the
most striking of its class. The inside of the cover,
and both inside and outside of the foot are unpainted.
At the head is painted in outline a deity wearing a
disk rising out of the top of the buckle m ; on each
side is a TT /e/, surmounted by the crown [^ . The
upper edge of the coffin is ornamented by a series
COFFIN OF A PRIEST OF AMEN. 35
of uraei 0i(ihKi8|8i- O" the right side, beneath this
line, is an inscription, partly defaced, which reads :
gikii:4^:y
■=1 <3^ Q\JX O An '"-'■ ^ \\ ^37 ®
111 111 I ^ U o A A 0 0 0 y^tyj 'vZv' I P=^
-<S>- P Q JTL 5. <=! I^-^"^ I n n IW] I A i] ,— ^^
Hit:Tiy
" [May all the gods] dwelling in Hermonthis, and
" Ptah-Seker, the lord of the hidden place, and Isis
" the great lady, the divine mother, the daughter of
" Ra, the mistress of Amentet, grant thee a following
" of the lords of the underworld, triumphant, as unto
" the followers of Horus. May the underworld and
" the pylons thereof be opened to thee, mayest thou
" go in among the divine company like the shining
•* ones who live in Tattu, and may they grant thee
36
COFFIN OF A PRIEST OF AMEN.
'* offerings of tchefa food, oxen, ducks, incense, linen
" bandages, wax, honey, and every [good] thing of
" heaven and of earth. And may Osiris, the lord of
" eternity, who liveth among those of the east and
" those of the west, grant to the Osiris the libationer
" and reader of the place of truth offerings and
" funeral meals."
The scenes below this line are as follows : —
1. The deceased adoring Osiris.
2. Isis, winged, and a god seated in a shrine ;
_. , — ^ — J .-- _ Q -
the inscription reads : ^/\^^
[jl , "May Ra-Harmachis and Tmu, lord of the
" lands of Heliopolis, grant a royal offering."
3. Nephthys, winged, and a god ; the inscription
reads: ^qq °» — — "-«
4. The deceased, making offerings to a seated
jackal-headed god wearing Xi ; a jackal-headed god
and the goddess of the west making offerings to a
seated god. The inscriptions read : i. c
>-
ns:
nrzj
CO
Do
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^^
* " Honourable before Ptah-Seker, the lord of the hidden
place " (or underworld).
COFFIN OF A PRIEST OF AMEN. 37
5. A U sunnounted by ^^A. , Osiris seated with
a table of offerings before him, and a hawk-headed
god. The inscriptions read : i. '^ [1[1 a/<^.va p. ^::zi;7
o W )1 A ^=^ oT\\ X R=q ■■■ ^.=_ o D
6. The deceased (?) and a deity standing by a table
of offerings placed before a seated god. The inscrip-
C 0 —^ r-^Y-i
tions read: i. ^^UJJ'^^^v^ ^^ — v_^ ^
I
7. The funeral mountain
forth the cow of Hathor, with horns, disk and plumes
7. The funeral mountain , from which comes
* " Honourable before Osiris, the lord of eternity, the dweller
" in the underworld."
t " Saith Ra-Heru-xuti, ' South and north come to thee :
" may the lord of heaven and earth grant thee offerings of
•' ichefa food and oxen,' "
X " Honourable before Ra-Harmachis-Tmu, the lord of the
" Temple."
§ " Honourable before Ptah-Seker, the lord of the hidden
" place."
11 " Saith Osiris, dweller among those who are in Amentet."
38
COFFIN OF A PRIEST OF AMEN.
upon her head. By the side of a table of offerings
stands the goddess Maat, ^ , holding a sistrum ;
above are four souls carrying •¥- . The inscriptions
read : i. llT^
and 2
^t
D
W^
1^^"^
^ D
i4mr:^
/WV^AAA r 1
written twice.
On the left side, beneath the row of uraei, is an
inscription which reads : —
IXo I'b^ri^-.^^^^^O D I I la.::^) lull 111 ^ 0
3 'vT^o ci^ Q
\0 i 1^^-^ H
20 ^J\
ij^ III'
j,^m^.-^i\^ri^^%.
r=Qi
* "May Ptah-Seker, the lord of Ta-tcheser, grant "
t "Honoured by Osiris, the lord of eternity, the dweller in
" the underworld."
COFFIN OF A PRIEST OF AMEN. 39
" May Ra-Harmachis-Tmu, dweller in Hermonthis,
" and Ptah-Seker, the lord of the hidden place, dweller
" in the Great House, and Anubis, who dwelleth in
" the divine hall, the chief reader of the hidden place,
" the great god in the town of embalmment, and
" Nephthys the divine sister, and Isis, the great lady,
"the divine mother, the mistress of Amentet, grant
" [me] sepulchral offerings of U/ie/a food, oxen, ducks,
" incense and wax. May they grant that [my] soul
" may go in and come out to see the disk and to
" follow Seker in his daily festivals round about
*' Memphis, and the power of going in and of walking
" about in the presence of the lords of the underworld,
*' and may Osiris the lord of eternity, the dweller in
" Amentet, weave for me a garland of flowers to put
" on my neck on the day of the festival."
The scenes below this line are as follows : —
1. Osiris seated on a throne, Isis, Horus on a
standard, and the deceased (?).
2. Isis, winged, and a god seated in a shrine.
3. Nephthys, winged, and a god seated in a shrine.
4. The deceased making offerings to Anubis, and
G 2
4°
COFFIN OF A PRIEST OF AMEN.
the goddess of the West making ofierings to a seated
god (tlie deceased ?).
5. A relative (?) of the deceased making offerings
to the deceased and his wife.
6. The deceased holding the sceptre y and address-
ing Ra-Harmachis in the presence of Anubis.
7. A dog-headed ape seated on a throne, before
which stand three goddesses wearing disks ; the first
holds J\ , the second L and the third 1 .
The perpendicular inscriptions begin with J*^ H
and \> m ^^^^ , followed in each case by the name
of the god or goddess depicted in the scenes to which
they refer.
THE COFFIN— INSIDE.
On the bottom of the coffin are the following
scenes : —
1. The heavens f=^, winged disk, and beetle
wearing triple crown ; on each side is the legend
^ ^=^1:7^;=^, " Behutet, lord of heaven."
2. Full length figure of a king wearing triple crown
and holding flail ^\ and crook [ , and standing on '^n^.
3. On the right, the deceased, Anubis, the de-
ceased (?) seated holding •¥-, dog-headed ape and the
COFFIN OF A PRIEST OF AMEN. 4 1
On the left, urseus with disk, vulture, winged urceus,
hawk-headed deity (Osiris) seated, and "¥",»)) etc.
4. A heaven of stars, U(i)|(||]Tf|]() a row of
uraei with disks.
5. A standard rising from Q, with collar and w^««/;
on one side is Isis and on the other Nephthys.
At the head of the coffin is Horus-behutet with
outstretched wings ; on each side is the legend
Right side : — i. Isis the divine mother offering a
collar and a menat to Ra ; the legend reads J A
2. Row of ursei with disks and three gods, human-
headed, hawk-headed and snake-headed respectively ;
above is the legend (I Q 1 1 fUll "^^^^ •
3. A heaven of stars and three gods, human-headed,
jackal-headed and dog-headed respectively ; above is
the legend ()^']{|'^'^^^-
Left side : — i. Scene similar to right side No. i.
2. Three gods with the legend (I ^ \ ) [[[|]
3. Scene similar to right side No. 3. From Der-
el-bahari, Thebes. Length 6 ft. 2j in.
No. 3.
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN
OF NES-AMSU.
Wooden coffin, in the form of a mummy standing
upon a pedestal, made for Nes-Amsu, a priest and
prophet of the god Khonsu at Apu,* about B.C. 300.
This fine example of coffin manufacture at Pano-
polis is decorated with a number of scenes and in-
scriptions, the greater number of which are painted
in red, light and dark green, white, blue and black
upon a light yellow ground. The designs are charac-
terized by great freedom and boldness, and the
accurate drawing of many of them calls to mind the
finest Theban work of the XVIIIth or XlXth dynasty.
The hieroglyphics have, at times, almost a cursive
* The Panopolis of the Greeks, and Akhnilm of the Arabs.
This city, which is situated about 320 miles south of Cairo in
Upper Egypt, was celebrated for its linen manufacture, and
for the skill of its inhalntants in cutting and polisliing precious
stones.
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU. 43
form, and the greater number of them are traced in
outline. The head-dress is painted a dark green, the
face and ears are gilded, and the eyelids and eyebrows
are inlaid with that kind of blue glass which is charac-
teristic of the period subsequent to the XXVIth
dynasty. Over the forehead is painted a beetle, the
wings of which are extended, and they bend down
round the sides of the face ; above the beetle is shen Q,
the emblem of the circuit of the sun, or eternity. The
beard was broken by the Arabs, but it has now been
repaired. The breast of the mummy is ornamented
with a pectoral painted to imitate rows of lotus and
other flowers, and pointed pendants, etc., hanging
from a bar which is intended to represent inlaid
work ; from each end of this bar rises a head of the
hawk of Horus surmounted by a disk painted red
and a urgeus sQ .
The space to the right and left of the pectoral and
immediately beneath it is filled with the following : —
1 . A kneeling figure of Nut with outstretched wings
and arms, wearing a disk upon her head ; in each
hand she holds an ostrich feather p.
2. The utchat facing to the left ^^, and the ntchat
facing to the right ^^ (these are typical of the two
eyes of the Sun, for the one is the emblem of the Sun
44
THE MUMMV AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU.
and the other of the Moon) ; the ram of Mendes
^^, wearing horns, disk and plumes [^ , standing
upon a support *"^i^ ; and the emblems of the East
and the West, -k and ^.
Arranged in perpendicular lines over the left
breast of the coffin is an inscription which informs
US that the deceased Nes-Amsu, | "" "f ^, held
the dignity of — ••— A/^ seiitcheb, and also that he
was the second priest of the god Amsu. From the
other texts on the coffin we learn that he was also a
priest of Khonsu. He was the son of Pa-senetchem-ab,
the grandson of Tche-hra, and the great-grandson of
Ara ; all these gentlemen had held the same rank and
had performed the same duties in the temple of Amsu.
His mother's name was Ta-ta-khensu-i, and she was a
sistrum-bearer in the temple of Amsu. The inscrip-
tion is an address to the goddess Mer-sekhet, a
form of Hathor (?), and reads : " Hail [to thee], O
mighty one in heaven, daughter of Ra, turner back of
the Fiend, mistress of wrath, [lady of] Manu, regent (?)
in the Mountain of the Underworld, lady (?) of life,
Mer-Sekhet, mistress of sceptres and sistra, lady of
the meniit* president of the Great Double House,
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU. 45
who maketh protection for her brother with breath
and food(?), and who maketh his body to become
young again every thirtieth day, make thou protection
for Osiris, the seutcheb, the second priest of Amsu,
Nes-Amsu, triumphant, son of Pa-senetchem-ab (who
held a hke office), and the lady, the sistrum-bearer
of Amsu, Ta-khens-i, triumphant ! May his limbs be
gathered together for him, may his body be again
knit together for him, and may he be victorious over
[his] enemies. Come thou, and grant that his soul
may be mighty in his body, do thou overthrow for
him all his enemies, overcome for him, let
them never rise up against him, let them never come
against him to attack him." The hieroglyphic text
reads : —
qt^-^r.?^-^^-
AAA»\A
r. w I
/^ A\'VSAA
K ar-. c^K
^ -<2>- ■'?^ ~!!~ n ^ II -=ion=- ^-^ <'°i=>
46
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES AMSU.
O
I 0
, ■ -. . /VvWNA n
?
ij.-^ C=«>=3
O ^/R I
I (J U v\
V^^
o
I
^ — n
.^
7^
+
RAAAAA
I > I
ra
y^
Arranged in perpendicular lines over the right
breast of the coffin is an inscription which runs : —
•' Behold Osiris, the seiitcheb, the second prophet
[of Amsu], the prophet of Khonsu, Nes-Amsu, trium-
phant, the son of the seuicheb, the second prophet of
Amsu, Pa-senetchem-ab-en-ast, triumphant, the son
of the sistrum-bearer of Amsu, Ta-khens-i, triumphant !
"Stand thou up, Horus grant that thou mayest
stand up. May the god Seb grant that he may see
his lather in thee, in thy name of ' Prince of the
Temple.' May Horus grant to thee all the
gods, may he make thee to ascend to them, and may
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF KES-AMSU. 47
they make brilliant thy face. Horus hath given to
thee thy two eyes that thou mayest see with them.
Horus hath given to thee thy enemies beneath
thee, and he hath raised thee up there. Through
him thou shalt never be cast down. Come thou to
thy place [for] the gods have knit thy body together."
The hieroglyphic text reads : —
In imMlMlW-l^^
mn
o
j\
A
J\
J
L'lir' fl
O ' I I I <=:
-.-■^-^^^^ I III i
•<2>-
/WWAA
I I I
/I\
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48 THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU.
-i--Hk:::PV-
11
\>\>
Immediately beneath the figure of Nut is a hori-
zontal line of inscription which reads : —
IIIV M ^V^ 8
an Ausar se-ut'eb neter hen sen
Behold Osiris^ the seutcheb, the second prophet of
-W
n
I
^wv^/NA /vs-^^/s^
J\
Amsu Nes-Arnsu maaxeru an - nek
Afiisii, Nes-A//isi/, triumphant ! Hath brought to thee
•0
V
1^
ab - k en mut - k ertat - s su
tJiy heart thy mother, \and'\ she hath placed it
^
n ■^'^'^ {sic)
■jj I 1 1
M
her auset - s em x^^ - ^ "^^^ " ^
.7 1 J { and thou ihalt\
upon Its seat in thy body, \ i,,ome youu^.)
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AmSU. 49
TT)
«Q
ut'a - k hert em hetep tek - k Ra
T/iou sailest over heaven in peace. Thou shalt see Rd
COJ — . „o
em xut an man t'etta heh
in the horizonw ithoiit \ceasing\ daily for ever and ever.
The next division is occupied by a scene in which
the deceased is shown lying upon a bier ']^ ; above
him hovers his soul in the form of a human-headed
bird, having its wings extended and holding Q shen,
the emblem of the circuit of the sun in each claw.
Beneath the bier stand the four jars which contain
his mummied intestines (see above, p. 8). The
inscription reads : —
r
a baiu a hesq enen x^it)it
Hail ye souls ! Hail slaughterer of shadoius I
a neteru apu nebu tepu an^, ma
Hail ye gods those all pn?ues of life I I pray
50 THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU.
!\
a 'V^
A III
an - ten ba en Ausar se - uteb
l>n'f2g ye the soul to Osiris, the seutcheb,
neter hen sen Amsu Nes - Amsu
the second prophet of Amsu, Nes - Amsu.
■g- At the head of the bier kneels the goddess Nephthys
, with her right hand raised to her face ; the in-
scription referring to her reads : —
111 K i!-in I
an Nebt-het t'et - s ah nefer
Behold Nephthys\_atid'\she saith, ''''Boy beautiful,
* These lines are an extract from a section of the " Lamenta-
tions of Isis and Nephthys," the Berlin text (Papyrus No. 1425)
of which reads : —
^-a_. J<v^=^ //A <zr> 111 X2^ 1 1 \±\1 <:rr> ^^iz^
THE MUMMy AND COKFIN OF NES-AMSU. 5 1
ma er per - k ab - k net'em
come to tJiy house. LeJ thy heart be glad, [/or\
an x^ft - k senti - k er kes -
exist not thy enemies. Thy tiuo sisters [are] near
^=^ / '-Vm= ^^ ^\ |\ -f^;? ^-^ ^^=z^^ "^
k em sa nemm - k her
thee to protect thy bier [and] to
Wf
nas - nek en mer
invoke thee ivith 7veeping.
Behind her stand " Hapi, making protection for
Osiris,"* and " Tuamautef, making protection for
Osiris, the seutcheb and second prophet of Amsu,
Nes-Amsu, triumphant !"t
52 THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU.
At the foot of the bier kneels the goddess Isis 3 ,
with her left hand raised to her face ; the inscription
referring to her reads : —
llX io il
y\
an Auset fet - s maa er
Here is Isis [a?id] she saiih, " Come to
zn
0 .
T
J\
cm
per - k sep sen Annu maa er per - k
thy house, twice, Afti ! Come to thy house,
U^^
n^x
js%
an xefti - k ahi nefer maa
exist not thy ene>nies. Boy beautiful, come,
* These lines arc also an extract from a section of the
•'Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys," from a text of which
we are able to correct some mistakes.
t Read I I ^ • Ani is a form of Ra.
in
I
is omitted.
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU. 53
lh^'±U
maat - k sent - k an abt - k er - a
/^/ see thee thy sister, depart thou not from vie.
a hunnu nefer maa er per - k
Hail, boy beautiful, come to thy house."
Behind Isis stand Amseth, who says, " I am thy
son, Osiris,"t and "Qebhsennuf, who maketh protec-
tion for Osiris, Nes-Amsu, the seutcheb and second
prophet of Amsu, triumphant." J
Below this division is an inscription written in
horizontal lines down the centre of the cover, which
reads : —
-ilflVS % 5T
II
0
an Ausar seut'eb neter hen sen
Here is Osiris, the seutcheb, the second prophet of
Better _-^ (^
-<2>-^P^
iAr^^\\ri^'~X^
54 THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NFSAMSU.
U^
Amsu neter hen x^^su Nes-Amsu maaxeru
Amsii, the prophet of Khonsu, Nes-A?nsu, triumphant,
^ i
3-
sa seut'eb neter hen sen Amsu
son of ///5 seutcheb, the prophet second of Amsu
O
o
n
Pa-senet'em-ab sa ennu neter hen Nes-Amsu
Pa-senetchem-db, son of a like prophet, Nes-Amsu
O
0
>
maayeru sa ennu neter hen T'e-hra maaxeru
triumphant, son of a like prophet, Tche-hrd, triumphant,
^'
sa neter hen ennu Qem sa neter hen ennu
son of a prophet the like, Qem, son of a prophet the like.
6.
P ^«0
Ara maaxeru mes ahi
Ara, triumphant, horn of the sistrum-bearcr of
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU. 55
— ^ o
M -l^h<\^
Amsu Ta - ta - xensu - i maaxeru
Amsu, Tata - Kho?isu - /, trimnphajit.
a en baiu a hesq enen x^ibit
Hail ye souls ! Hail slaughterer of shadows I
^j\A/'y^\
,1,1,1 -W\-- ®i f
a neteru apu nebu tepu an^
Hail ye gods those all princes of life /
I
T Q AWVNA
' J\ III
.^ J^
ma an - ten ba en Ausdr
I fray bring ye the soul ,of Osiris,
— H — tq II z — <-
seut'eb neter hen sen Nes-Amsu maaxeru -
the seutcheb, the priest second, Nes-Amsu, in triumph
net xnem - f t'et en net'eni ab - f
to h im . May he unite with \his'\ body \
according to his
heart's desire.
I 2
56 THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU.
J^
-2^ I
G
iu ba - f en t'et - f sexen
May come Ids soul to his body, may embrace
^^ ¥- 1
t'et - f ba - f an - sen nef
his body his sou/. May bring they him
111 Ik Q " 's. JJ
1 I I rrv >• LLI I J <w\/v^A
V\ 111
neteru em Het Benbenet em Annu
the gods into Het - Be?ibenet in Heliopolis,
i6.
I V=^ ^ I
er kes Su sa Tern ab - f
near the god Shu the son of Tmu. May his heart
17
il
nef ma Ra ab - f nef ma
be to him as \u'as to\ Ra his heart, \_a7id\ as Sjvas to\
This line is vvriUen down the cover at tiie lij/ht hand side.
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU. 57
xepera ab sep sen en ka - k
Khepei-a \Jiis heart]. Do'jbly piirijied be thy ka,
en ba - k en x^ibit - k en sah - k
thy soul, thy shadow, atid thy niiDiuny,
Ausar seut'eb neter hen sen Amsu
O Osiris, the seutcheb, the prophet seco7id of Amsu,
Nes - Amsu maa^j^eru sa ennu neter hen
Nes - A/nsu, triumphant, son of a tike prophet
Pa - se - net'em-ab
Fa - senetchem - ab.
The four perpendicular hnes of inscription contain
a speech of the god Khepera, and read : —
AAA/VAA VV 1 \ t CH
>)
an xepera x^P t'esef
Bere is Khepera, [/£'//<'] created himself.
58 THK MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU.
xeperer aper t'er maa mest'er - f
{"■"".S"""} -"'<'«'>' his two ears.
t'et - f i er per - k Ausar seut'eb
Saith he, " Come to thy house, Osiris, the seutcheb,
neter hen sen Amsu Nes-Amsu . Ra
the prophet secoiid of Amsu, JVes-Afnsu Hd
D rrr-i ^ <^ © \\ o (^
-«— X 111 I ^"^
'• t^
peses' - 0 her - k xu - tuk
exiendeth himself over thee, thou art stretigthened,
maki - tuk ertat unen ma sa - k
thou art protected, it is granted that he shall protect thee.
ertat - nek nifiit per cm
May there be given to thee winds coining forth from
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NKS-AMSU. 59
Su nifti per em neter Tem er
S/iu, and wind coining forth from divine Tnm upon
ut - k ertat - nek mu per
//?j rojin ! May there he given to thee zvater coming forth
^i-x ^ n
n
em hap Ausar seut'eb neter hen
from the Nile, O Osiris, the seutcheb, the prophet
I I ' ' <~> AAAAAA
sen Nes-Amsu. ertat - nek au
second, Nes-Amsu. May there be given to thee dilatation
ab xer ses (?) em Sexet - rat
with boldness of heart in V!'L^'^^'"'^.''n\\
•^ \ {Elysian Fields.) J
-JJ
ab - k erek an sebeb
Thy heart shall be to thee and shall not depart.
\
60 THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU.
(3
!^
xu - tuk Tanen t
Protedeth thee the god Tanen,
111
Q
sa paut
O son of the cycle
neteru - f per - k em %"
of his gods, and thou shalt come forth tvith splendour."
On the right hand of the horizontal inscription are
figures of the gods Harmachis ^"j Sel) ^^ J ,
and Horus ^^, who "make protection for Nes-
Amsu"; the first holds a crook \ and whip /\, and
the second and third a whip only. On the left are
figures of the gods Tmu ^, Khepera ^ <=>, and
Osiris ^S\ , who also " make protection for Nes-
Amsu;" each god holds a whip /\ in his hands.
On the left hand side of the cover are four per-
pendicular lines of hieroglyphics, which read :—
an Ausar
scul'eh neter hen sen Amsu
Behold Osiris, the seutcheb, {'^'" ^^f/jj,"""' }
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN' OF NES-AMSU. 6 1
'\^
Nes-Amsu, maaxeru sa seut'eb neter hen
Nes-Anisu, trmmphant^ son of the seutcheb, tJie prophet
[J =^ Dllfi ^X ^
PI?S
sen Amsu Pa-senet'em-^b-ast maaxeru
second of Amsu, Pa-senetchem-db-dst, triumphant,
mes nebt per en aha
born of the lady of the house, the sistrum-bearer
m
j\'
en Amsu Ta - x^^s - i maaxeru
of Amsu, Ta - Mens - i, triumpha7it I
?* "^ ^- ® I, ^^
ab en mut-[a] sep sen hat
O heart, my mother, O heart, my motJicr ! O heart of
* Here follows a late recension of the 30th chapter of the
Book of the Dead.
62 THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU.
Rl^*
xeper - a em sexem er - a
my existence! May there he no obstacle raised against me
em met em x^sef er - a em
by evidence. May there be no refulse to me by
tfA N"/ /S
t'at'at
em ant er - a em
the children of Horns. May not be made against me by
m
^ — Si
neteru em req er - a em - bah
the gods [thy"] separation from me in the presence
ii ^
(sic)
ari maxait entek ka - a er
of the guardian of the scale. Thou art ;;/)■ ka in
* Read | -^ .
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU. 63
xat-[a] xnem seut'a at - a
my bod}\ uniting and making sound viy limbs.
^^ ^ J I
per - k er bu nefer
May est thou come forth to the place of happiness
i^¥ ^ - fi
/V/'/WN /VWSAA
hen - na tuat em sexen ran - a
[to which'] I go in the tuat. May not overthrow my natne
t'at'at bu nefer
the children of Horus place of happiness,
J = ^ ^ SI
nefer em au ab ut'a met
happiness in dilatation of heart at the weighing of words.
em t'et ker er - a er kes
May there not be spoken falsehood against fne near
* The text here appears to be corrupt.
K 2
1
64
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU.
1 I
neter nefer
/Ae god beautiful.
1 {sic)
maket
Verily
seut'eb
ur - k
great shalt thou
II
neter hen sen
he risiiig i/p, 0 Osiris, the seutcheb, the prophet secoJid
-^
O
Amsu Nes-Amsu maaxeru t'etta heh
of A/HSii, Nes-Amsu, triumphant for ever and ever.
Over the feet of the cover are painted two pylon-
shaped shrines D , emblematic of Re-stau — <o— t^^^
the "passages of the tomb "; upon each sits Anubis
^^ the god of the dead. The inscription over the
riiiht foot reads : —
l^-^^l
[TH
an Anpu neb aat ari
Behold Anubis, lord of the sarcophagus, making
iA
sa Ausar.
the protection of Osiris.
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU. 65
and that over the left reads : —
111 ^o si ^.. 1
an Anpu xenti neter het
Behold Atiubis, president of the divine house,
^s>. <«- jj^
ari sa Ausar
makifig the protection of Osiris.
The line of inscription between the two pylons
reads : —
suten ta hetep en Ausar x^nti
May give a royal oblation Osiris, president of
Amentet neter aa neb Abtu
the underworld, the great god, lord of Abydos.
On each side of the feet is a lion ; the name of one
is P'^- Sef, "Yesterday," and that of the other
"^ ^O T^^^^^'', "To-morrow."
66 THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU.
On the front of the pedestal are two lines of hiero-
glyphics, which read : —
■4 A
V r 1 I
suten ta hetep en Heru-xuti neter aa
May give a royal oblatmi Harmachis, the great god,
n ^
I P
per
neb pet mesk Su per em
the lord of heaven, offspring of Shu, coining forth from
JA 11^
xut Seker Ausar neter aa her ab
the horizon, and Seker- Osiris the great god within
Apu
Panopolis.
2. h D ''L^^
ta - f
May [they] grant to him
D
sesep
to receive
O
J^AAAAA +
au ab em but nefcr cm
dilatation of heart with happiness and tvith
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU. 67
,-Q-. I
I
^ D I
M«^
hetepu Sexet - Am
sepulchral offerings in the Ely si an Fields;
A fl
ta - f x^i en pet xer Ra
may [they] give him glory in heaven before Rd
1P
L=^ ^ — ^ ^
user em ta
and power upon earth I
On the right hand side of the pedestal are two Hnes
of inscription, which read : —
■•]l± iA ^.u \
an Ausar xenti Amentet
Behold Osiris, president of the loiderworld,
neter aa neb Abtu Seker Ausar
the great god, lord of Abydos ; and Seker-Osiris,
I
68 THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU.
(sic)
* '^ O (jn^© (] ^
^
neter hen her ab Apu Anpu her
^/le great god zvlthin Fanopoiis ; and Anubis upon
C^
A— fl
I — '^ — 1
y-AAAAA I
2.
rn
^
Ll I IJ
tu - f ta - sen
///i- /«'// ; may they give sepulchral offerings^ oxen,
0^1)0 111
per - xeru ah
'%
© c^
I ^ AAAAAA
apt xet neb nefer ab en
ducks, things all beautiful and pure, to the
L) [ww^A] J^t
ka en Ausar
ka of Osiris.
On the left hand side of the pedestal are two Hnes
of inscription, but they are practically a repetition of
those on the right side, and are therefore not given
here.
* Read I ncter aa.
t Here follow the titles and genealogy of Nes-Amsu.
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU. 69
On the outside of the cofifin under the feet are ten
perpendicular lines of hieroglyphics, which read : —
'■ n JL Jl Ah 8
II
an Ausar seut'eb neter hen sen
Behold Osiris, the seutcheb, the prophet second.,
=^1^ .==0 I ^V'
Nes-Amsu maaxeru sa seut'eb neter hen
Nes-Amsu, triumphant, son of the seutcheb the prophet
* 5. An — •* — — *• —
sen Sept ta - s aaui - s
second, may the goddess Sept \ give her two hands
z:^ -^A-^ ^ j^ ? 6. AA/AA
er ses'ep - k an her en mut - k
to receive thee ; not may depart thy mother
* Here follow the titles and genealogy (lines 2-4) of Nes-
Amsu as given in the line of inscription on the edge of the
coffin near the cover,
+ A name of Hathor.
70 THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU
Nut er - ek em ren - s en her
A^uf from thee in her name of Her*
ma hetep - k em Nut mut - k hru
May est thou rest in Nut thy mother every
^P
neb per - k usten - k xer - k
day ! May est thou come for th^ and may est thou walk
^vz:^ .^3^'
en heh an x^sef - k neb - k er
for ever. May not repulse thee thy lord at
Tsmr I ^°- (jy W^^h.
aa nu tuat er
the doors of the underworld , and
* Ilcrc there is a play on the words her "to depart," and
Tier " heaven," the " upper regions of the sky."
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU. 7 1
rm
^^ii
^em - k am Ausar Nes-Amsu maaxt^''Li
f nay est thou walk there ^ Osiris, Nes-Avisii, trii/injj/iant I
Below this inscription is a black and white bull
bearing a mummy upon its back, and below this are
four lines of hieroglyphics containing prayers for
sepulchral offerings ; as the text is practically the
same as that given on the right side of the pedestal, it
is not repeated here.
On the inside of the cover are painted in outline : —
1. The winged disk with pendent ursei <^^,
emblematic of Ra and Isis and Nephthys.
2. The vulture "v^ , emblematic of the goddess
Mut, holding in each of its claws shcn Q,
emblematic of the circuit of the Sun, and
the feather fi , emblematic of Right and
Truth.
3. The winged scarabccus ^1|^P , emblematic
of the matter of the dead body of the de-
ceased about to come into a new existence.
4. The vulture of Mat, as described in No. 2.
72 THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU.
On the inside of the lower portion of the coffin is a
full-length figure of the goddess Nut drawn in black
outline, and on the back is a large figure of tet
|T, wearing plumes and horns JJ , emblematic of the
god Osiris. Down the edge, on each side, is a line of
inscription in which a full genealogy of Nes-Amsu is
given, and the following texts : —
Rightside: q^ l^ '^^f =
a An pehrer em
O t/toii god An, tv/io goest round in
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neter het en aa neter tu - na ba - a
the divine house of the great god, grant to me 7?iy soul
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in every place itt ivhich it may repose (?)
hell ua t'etta her ^es Seker - Ausar
for ever and for ever, may \it'\ follow Seker - Osiris
THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU.
73
her ub Apu hena ka - a hru neb
within Panopolis and my ka evoy day.
Leftside: ^^^ 01 0 j^ {\u
tut as aft neteru apu
Now behold four gods these,
mesu Heru en tef - f Ausar seut'eb
children of Horns, his father Osiris, the seutcheb,
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neter hen sen Amsu maaxeru unen - sen
the prof het second of Amsu, triumphant, may they be
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to thee folloiving thee, may they bring to thee things
nefert em maayeru
beautiful, in triumph !
74 THE MUMMY AND COFFIN OF NES-AMSU.
The mummy of Nes-Amsu is 5ft. 5 in. long, and
is in a well preserved condition. The head was
originally covered with a gilded cartonnage face, and
a small, clean-cut, haematite scarab was fastened to
the breast ; the handsome cartonnage face was pre-
sented to the British Museum* in 1885, but where
the scarab is I know not. The front of the mummy
is ornamented with a painted and gilded cartonnage
collar and hollow-work pectoral, down the centre of
which runs a line of hieroglyphics which record the
name, titles and genealogy of the deceased. From
Akhmim.
Length 6 ft., width i ft. 8^ in.
No. 4.
Inner wooden coffin of a lady who probably lived
towards the end of the period of the XXVIth dynasty,
about B.C. 500. The face, which is painted yellow,
is made of a piece of hard wood pegged on the
cover; over it falls a heavy head-dress painted in
imitation of the handsome examples of an earlier
period. The collar, or necklace, is roughly painted,
and running down the cover is a line of hieroglyphics
containing prayers for funeral offerings ; these are
almost illegible, and the name of the deceased is
quite effaced. To the right and left of this line of
hieroglyphics are marks which show that scenes in
which the deceased was represented making offerings
to the gods of the underworld have been painted there.
Between the collar and the inscription is a winged
disk with pendent uraei. All other parts of the coffin
and cover are uninscribed, and are not ornamented.
Preserved within the coffin are the remains of the
cartonnage case of the mummy which belonged to the
coffin. From Thebes.
Length, 6 ft. 2 in.
No. 5.
Cover of a coffin of a lady who probably lived
during the Ptolemaic period, about B.C. 200. The
whole style of this object proclaims the very late
period to which it belongs, and it is evident that at
the time when it was made the art of coffin-making
had reached a low ebb. The body is flat instead of
being convex at the chest and tapering away to
flatness at the feet ; the face is large, coarse, and
ill-shapen, and the muddy green and red colours
used in painting the figures of the gods show that
the artist was as little skilled as the carpenter. The
hieroglyphics are roughly traced in black upon a
yellow ground. Beneath the collar are figures of the
four children of Horus, the goddess Nut with out-
stretched wings, the golden hawks of Horus, a
perpendicular line of hieroglyphics containing prayers
for funeral offerings of meat and drink, and upright
figures of Isis, Nephthys and other deities. From
Thebes. Length, 5 ft. 10 in
Nos. 6 — 10, and 13.
PARTS OF COFFINS.
6. Painted end of a wooden coffin wherein are
depicted the deceased adoring a winged disk with
pendent ursei, and the goddess Isis standing in
adoration before Osiris, and the goddess Nephthys
standing in adoration before Ra. On the upper
edge is the inscription : Jj ^ J ^^ '^ [^\ T"" 1
Grseco-Roman Period. 2 ft. by i ft. 9 in.
7. Panel from the same coffin, whereon is painted
Osiris, holding ^\ and [, seated on a throne
ornamented with llrl, beneath a winged disk;
behind him, rising from a clump of lotus flowers, is
a serpent with the crown of the north, V, on its
head. Grseco-Roman Period.
I ft. 9 in. by i ft. 2 in-
8. Wooden face from the inner coffin of a man
who flourished about the period of the XXVIth
M
78
PARTS OF COFFINS.
dynasty, about B.C. 550; the face is painted red, and
the eyebrows blue.
9. Wooden face from the inner coffin of a lady who
flourished about B.C. 300 ; the face is painted black,
and the head-dress above is painted with yellow lines.
10. Unpainted wooden face from the coffin of a
man who flourished about b.c. 300.
13. Fragment of wood from the coffin of Sheps-ta-
Mat ; the inscription reads :
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Ptolemaic Period, gf in. by 9 in.
Nos. II and 12.
MUMMY PECTORALS.
11. Cartonnage pectoral of Peta-Ausar, the son
of the lady Neith, painted in bright colours.
Scene i. The deceased on a bier by which stands
Anubis; at the head stand Isis, Tuamautef and
Qebhsennuf, and at the foot Nephthys, Amset and
Hapi.
Scene 2. The deceased adoring four gods.
Scene 3. Winged beetle with disk and Q,, two
mummies on two biers, and two ursei.
Scene 4. The four children of Horus and a
perpendicular line of hieroglyphics, which read :
Ptolemaic Period. Length, 2 ft. by 4I in.
12. Cartonnage pectoral of Afseta, painted in
bright colours.
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MUMMY PECTORALS.
Scene i. The deceased on a bier by which stands
Anubis : at the head are Isis and a uraeus |, and
at the foot Nephthys and a urseus |.
Scene 2. The deceased adoring four gods.
Scene 3. Winged beetle and Q and two ursei.
Scene 4. The four children of Horus and a per-
pendicular line of hieroglyphics which read : —
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Nos. 14— 17A.
CANOPIC JARS.*
These jars or vases are found in sets of four,
and each is dedicated to one of the four gods of
the cardinal points — Mestha, Hapi, Tuamautef and
Qebhsennuf, who are sometimes called the " children
of Horus," and sometimes the "children of Osiris."
The first of these deities presided over the south and
watched over the stomach and large intestines ; the
second presided over the north and watched over
the small intestines ; the third presided over the
east and watched over the lungs and heart ; and
the fourth presided over the west and watched over
the liver and gall bladder. Sets of Canopic jars
have been found with coffins of the Xlth dynasty.
14 — 17. Set of Canopic vases in white limestone ;
the eyes are painted in black. From Thebes.
Vase of Amset. Height, i ft. 2^ in.
Vase of Hapi. Height, i ft. 2^ in.
Vase of Tuamautef. Height, i ft. i^ in.
Vase of Qebhsennuf. Height, i ft. 2^ in.
* See above, p. 8, and Plate III.
82
CANOPIC JARS.
17a. Limestone vase of Qebhsennuf inscribed with
four lines of text, which read : —
MPT-lu-11
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From Thebes.
Height, I ft. 2^ in.
Nos. i8 and 19,
WOODEN MODELS OF
UNGUENT VASES.
18. Wooden jar painted light yellow ; fragments of
the linen straps by which it was sealed still remain.
On the side are two lines of hieroglyphics in black,
[1(1 dmaxi yer Ansa meter hen tep en An-heru
Nebseni^ "Nebseni, the first prophet of An-heru,
before Osiris." XXIInd dynasty, about b.c. 900.
From Thebes. Height, 6^ in.
19. Wooden jar painted in black and' white to
imitate variegated stone ; the inscription is in black
upon a yellow ground, and is similar to that on No. 18.
From Thebes. Height, 6-^ in.
Nos. 20—34.
wooden figures of isis,
nephthys, and
ptah-seker-AusAr.
These figures were placed near the coffin of the
deceased : Nephthys at the head, and Isis at the foot.
The god Ptah-Seker-Ausar, i.e., "Osiris, the Opener
and the Closer," was believed to be especially con-
nected with the resurrection.
20. Wooden human-headed bird '^^j emblematic
of the soul ; it probably stood on the wooden base
which supported a figure of Ptah-Seker-Ausar. From
Abydos. Height, 5 in .
21. Painted and gilded wooden hawk Jv,, wearing
disk. It probably stood on the wooden base which
supported a figure of Ptah-Seker-Ausar. From Aby-
dos. Height, 6^ in.
23. Painted and gilded wooden figure of Isis
kneeling,* with right hand raised. The top of the
pedestal is inscribed with three lines of hieroglyphics,
• See Plate IV.
f 52; ^- - -
WOODEN FIGURES OF ISIS, NEPHTHYS, ETC. 85
and the sides are ornamented with rosettes. Late
Period. From Abydos. Height, i ft. 4I in.
24. Painted and gilded wooden figure of Isis
kneehng, with right hand raised. Late Period. From
Abydos. Height, i ft. 3^ in.
25. Painted and gilded wooden figure of Isis
kneeling, with right hand raised. The three lines of
hieroglyphics on the pedestal are somewhat similar to
those on No. 23, and like them they are merely orna-
mental. Late Period. From Abydos.
Height, I ft. 2^ in.
26. Painted and gilded wooden figure of Nephthys
kneeling,* with right hand raised. The top of the
pedestal is inscribed with three lines of hieroglyphics,
and the sides are ornamented with rosettes. Late
Period. From Abydos. Height, ,1 ft. 5 in.
27. Painted and gilded wooden figure of Nephthys
kneeling, with right hand raised. Late Period. From
Abydos. Height, i ft. 4 in.
28. Painted and gilded wooden figure of Nephthys
kneeling, with right hand raised. The three lines of
hieroglyphics on the pedestal are somewhat similar to
* See riate IV.
86
FIGURES OF ISIS, NEFHTHYS, ETC.
those on No. 26, and like them they are merely orna-
mental. Late Period. From Abydos.
Height, I ft. 3 in.
29. Wooden figure of Ptah-Seker-Ausar,* with
horns, plumes, and disk, on a pedestal in which is
a cavity that contained an inscribed roll of papyrus.
The face is gilded, the head-dress is blue, and below
the breast-plate is a figure of Nut, painted on a brown
ground. Down the figure and along the pedestal are
three lines of hieroglyphics which do not make sense.
Late Period. From Abydos. Height, 2 ft. 9^ in.
30. Painted and gilded wooden figure of Ptah-
Seker-Ausar, with horns, plumes, and disk, on a
pedestal in which is a cavity with cover, that con-
tained a roll of papyrus. This figure was made for
Ta-Auset, the daughter of Qem-Hapi. The inscrip-
tions on the figure read : —
r^^-^^
See Plate V.
Ptah-Seker-Ausar,
FIGURES OF ISIS, NEPIITHYS, ETC. 87
The second inscription is a prayer to Osiris, Seker-
Osiris, and Isis for sepulchral offerings.
On the pedestal is painted a scene in which four
souls are standing by a lake, one at each corner, and
drinking water ; on the right side of the cavity is
painted a figure of Isis, and on the left a figure of
Nephthys ; and on the movable cover is inscribed : —
Late Period. From Abydos. Height 2 ft. 7^ in.
31. Painted and gilded wooden figure of Plah-Seker-
Ausar, with horns, plumes and disk, on a pedestal in
which is a cavity containing a portion of the body of
the deceased mummified. Below the breast-plate are
painted a figure with R in each hand, and three lines of
hieroglyphics ; the back of the figure is uninscribed.
On the top of the pedestal are three lines of hierogly-
phics, and its sides are ornamented with the pattern
ItI I T 1, pomted in bright colours, Late Period.
From Abydos. Height 2 ft. 7^ in.
32. Painted wooden figure of Ptah Seker-Ausar,
with horns, plumes, and disk, on a solid pedestal.
Below the breast-plate is painted a pectoral with a iet
u. This figure was made for Petata, the son of
N 2
88 PTAH-SEKER-AUSAR.
Heru-[sa]-Auset and Shenkhet, and the second inscrip-
tion is a prayer to Osiris, Seker-Osiris, Isis, Nephthys,
and Anubis for sepulchral offerings. The inscriptions
read : —
Late Period. From Abydos. Height, 2 ft. 5^ in.
33. Wooden figure of Ptah-Seker-Ausar.
Height, 13 in.
34. Wooden figure of Ptah-Seker-Ausar on a
pedestal. Height, 13^ in.
Plate VI.
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No. 35.
HYPOCEPHALUS OF
SPIAI-ENEN* HJ^HU^#-t
This interesting object is made of linen covered
with plaster, and measures S in. in diameter ; the
inscriptions upon it are traced in black ink upon a
yellow ground. The hypocephalus represented the
" Eye of Horus," and was placed under the head of
the mummy, in which it was supposed to keep warmth
until the revivification of the body. The line of
inscription around the edge reads : —
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* See Birch, Proceedings of the Society oj Biblical Archaology,
1883, pp. 37-40.
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90 HYPOCEPHALUS OF SHAI-ENEN.
a5^ 0
" I am the Hidden One in the hidden place. I am
a perfect intelligence among the companions of Ra.
I have gone in and come forth among the perfect
souls. I am the mighty soul of saffron-coloured form.
I have come forth from the underworld at pleasure.
I have come, I have come forth from the eye of
Horus. I have come forth from the underworld with
Ra, from the House of the Great Old Man in Helio-
pulis. I am one of the beatified dead coming forth
from the underworld ; grant thou things for his body,
and grant heaven for my soul and a hidden place for
my mummy ! I have come forth from the eye of
Horus."
I. The text in the nrst division reads : —
HYPOCEPHAT.US OF SHAI-ENEN. 9 1
" May the god, who himself is hidden, and whose
form is concealed, who shineth upon the world in his
forms of existence, and in the underworld, grant that
my soul may live for ever."
2. In the second division are : — Nehabka offering
^^ to Horus-Amsu, the power of reproduction ; a
goddess with ^^^ for a head ; the cow of Hathor ;
the four children of Horus ; a leaf (?) and two lions ;
a pylon surmounted by a ram's head and uraeus, and
having four rams' heads on each side ; Ra ^ and
Khepera ^.
3. In the third are : — A female figure and a beetle ;
the boat of the Moon in which are a shrine containing
the cynocephalous ape of Thoth, a cynocephalous ape
holding ^^ , and, at the bows, the god Harpocrates ;
and the boat of the Sun in which are a shrine con-
taining the gods Horus, Isis, Nephthys, and rowers.
Over the boat of the Moon are the names of the
deceased and of his mother n J IjIJ (I (j 1 ij. R 1
'^ ^^^^ ^^^^- _^ n '^ J) " ^-^^^'^ Shai-enen,
triumphant for ever, son of Nes-Nebt-het."
9 2 HYPOCF.PHALUS OF SHAI-ENEN.
4. In the fourth division is a god with two faces,
wearing horns, disk and plumes upon his head, and
holding a sceptre of Anubis in one hand, and -j-
in the other. The inscription reads : —
" May the great god in his disk give his rays in the
underworld of Heliopolis ! Do thou grant an entrance
and an exit in the underworld without repulse."
On one side of the god is the legend, " Protection,
and life, and strength are behind him for ever " V T" 1
On the right hand of this division are the hawk of
Horus or Osiris on a standard in a boat, with Isis
and Nephthys making speeches to him, and a second
boat in which are Ra, Khepera ^ I ^ and the cyno-
cephalous ape of Thoth holding the uU/tai ^P;- On
the left hand side are eight rams ^^, three birds of
the soul l^^jl^^l^^ who are described as
^^ V^ir^' ^"^ Horus-Sept in a boat. In the
centre of the next division a god with four rams' heads
is seated ; he wears above them the white crown with
IIYPOCKPHALUS OF SHAI-ENEN.
93
plumes, uraei and horns ^^ , and holds the sceptre
On each side of the god is an ape wearing crescent,
disk and uraeus, making adoration to the god. The
texts are two addresses to the Sun-god, and read : —
□ 5
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II.
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94
HVrOCEPIIALUS OF SHAI-ENEN.
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"j\Iay the Soul, who begctteth [all] forms of
existence, whose body is more hidden than his births,
who sendeth forth the light, when the two utchats
come into existence, his soul cometh into existence,
and his body [his] mother, and who is abundant of
forms, make the enemies of Shai-enen afraid, and
grant that he may come into the underworld with the
and that he may not be turned back for
ever and ever !
" O Soul, mighty of terror, lord of fear, mighty of
victory, who makest fire to spring up from the two
perfect utchats, thou being who art mighty in forms of
existence .... who giveth and who hideth his body
in life, and whose form cometh into existence as an
emanation of , the mighty one of victory, who
maketh many his forms of existence, grant thou that
Shai-enen triumphant may come forth and go into
[the underworld] for ever."
Diameter 6^ in.
Nos. 36—39.
PAPYRI.
36. Portion of a hieroglyphic copy of the Book of
the Dead which was written during the Ptolemaic
period for .%,eod|^;:r"^ °o
Ta-ukesh, son of the lady of the house Hernua.
This papyrus is inscribed with part of the i8th
chapter of the Book of the Dead, and it con-
tains 51 perpendicular lines of writing, and mea-
sures 3 ft. 2 in., by 7 in. The vignettes are traced
in outline and represent : — (i) the deceased ador-
ing his soul, (2) the deceased kneeling in adora-
tion before several groups of gods ; (3) the fef
% emblem of stability; (4) the buckle m, em-
blem of protection; (5) the collar ^?, with two
hawks' heads; (6) two sceptres in shrines f^pj fXl'
and the xdchat winged and walking.
37. Forty fragments of a papyrus inscribed in hieratic
with the 17th chapter of the Book of the Dead. At
one end is part of a coloured vignette in which the
o 2
g6 PAPYRUS OF PATTA-KHENSU.
deceased is represented adoring Ra, who is hawk-
headed and sitting upon a throne, and holding the flail
^\, and crook [, emblematic of sovereignty and
dominion. From the remains of a few short lines of
hieroglyphics it seems that the deceased w^as a " divine
father of Amen," called Patta-Khensu a^ /^
!(?). XXIInd dynasty.
38. Fragment of papyrus, of a late period, mea-
suring 7 in. X 4 in., upon which are inscribed in
outline the boat of the Sun, a table of offerings, the
emblem of the east 4, Osiris in the form of a mummy,
wearing the a/ef crown <(?, and a tet ^.
39. Fragment of a hieratic papyrus, of a late period,
measuring 8 in. x 4 in.
Nos. 40—55.
INSCRIBED SLABS FROM TOMBS
AND STEL.E.
40. Rectangular limestone slab, from the door of
a inastaba tomb at Gizeh, inscribed : —
The deceased flourished during the reign of Kha-f-
Ra, king of Egypt, about B.C. 3666. From Gizeh.
Length, 2 ft. 6 in.
41. Rectangular limestone slab, from the door of a
viastaba tomb at Gizeh, inscribed : —
The deceased flourished during the reign of Shepses-
ka-f, king of Egypt, about B.C. 3600. From Gizeh.
Length, i ft. 10 in.
42. Rectangular limestone slab from the door of
98 INSCRIBED SLABS FROM TOMBS AND STEL^.
the mastaba tomb of Uap at Gizeh ;* on the slab, in
relief, are a seated figure of the deceased, a line of
hieroglyphics which record his titles, and a list of
funeral offerings. The deceased is seated on a chair
with legs in the shape of lions' legs, his right hand is
stretched out upon his right leg, and his left, in which
he holds an object which falls over his left shoulder,
is closed and lies on his left breast ; before him
stands a table of offerings.
The line of hieroglyphics which record the name
and titles of the deceased reads : —
Among the funeral offerings mentioned are : —
incense, wine, eye-paint, linen garments, linen cloths,
beer, wine, cakes, calves, oxen, gazelle, game, poultry,
dates, etc. The seated figure of the deceased, the
table of offerings, and the hieroglyphic text are in low
relief. From Gizeh. Length, 2 ft. x i ft. 8 in.
43. Rectangular slab of limestone, from the tomb of
Tchefa )) [J,t a superintendent of priests who held
the dignities and titles of chancellor, smer uat and
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kher heb at El-kab. To the left is a standing figure
of tlie deceased holding a staff in his right hand
TO , and the kherp sceptre () in his left ; behind him,
with her right hand laid upon his right shoulder, stands
Hentes his loving wife, the kinswoman of the king,
and prophetess of Hathor. The inscription, which is
cut in fine bold characters, contains prayers to Anubis
and Osiris that sepulchral meals may be granted by
them to the deceased. The text reads : —
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" May Anubis, president of the divine house {i.e.,
the tonib), the head of the funeral mountain, resident
in Ut, give a royal oblation. May Tchefa, the chan-
cellor, the smer udf, the precentor, the president of
the prophets, be buried in his tomb in the beautiful
Set-Amenta ; may she open his hand. May he be
united to the earth and travel over the steely sky.
May Set-Amenta give both her hands to him in two-
fold peace in the presence of tlie great god. May
Osiris give a royal oblation and sepulchral meals to
the chancellor, the s//ier udt, the president of the
prophets ! "
INSCRIBED SLA15S FROM TOMBS AND STEL^. lOI
Over the heads of the deceased and his wife is the
legend : —
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" His loving wife, the kinswoman of the king, and
prophetess of Hathor, Hentes."
Dr. Wiedemann published, in the Proceedings Soc.
Bibl. Arch., 1886, p. loi, a copy of this inscription
which he had taken when the slab was in the hands
of dealers in Luxor.
Vlth Dynasty. Length, 2 ft., width, i ft. 2 in.
44. Limestone slab from the door of the mastaba
tomb of Kha, a royal kinsman, and a high priestly
official of Usr-en-Ra, King of Egypt, about B.C. 3200.
In the empty cavity, in relief, is the inscription : —
iA
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I02 INSCRIBED SLABS FROM TOMBS AND STELAE.
and on each side, in relief, is a figure of the deceased,
holding a staff and the ^ sceptre. From Gizeh.
Height, I ft. 8 in. x 2 ft.
45. Limestone slab from the door of the masfaba
tomb of Kha,* a royal kinsman, and a high priestly
official of Usr-en-Ra, King of Egypt, about b.c. 3200.
The inscription is in relief, and reads : —
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From Glzeh. Height, i ft. 3^ in. x 2 ft. i in.
46. Calcareous stone stele with rounded top, upon
which are the two iitchats and shcn
•Q
it was inscribed for a man called Sebek-hetep. In the
* Seu Plale L\.
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first register are four lines of hieroglyphics, which
read : —
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" May Osiris, lord of Tattu, the great god, lord of
Abydos, and Anubis, the president of the divine
house (i.e., the tomb) give a royal oblation ! IMay
they grant sepulchral meals of oxen, ducks, bandages,
p 2
104 INSCRIBED SLABS FROM TOMBS AND STELAE.
wine, wax, ofterings of tchefa food, and all the pure
and beautiful things upon which the gods live, the
gifts of heaven, the products of earth, the things
which the Nile bringeth forth, and beautiful sepulchral
meals, to the ka of the superintendent of the temple of
Anubis, Sebek-hetep, triumphant ! "
In the second register Sebek-hetep and his wife
Nub-em-heb, who held the dignity of iO > are seated
with a table of offerings before them, and near this
stands Sebek-hetep's uncle Teta-res II I \\ i< —
(1 1 ^ ^ who held the office of -^^ C3SZ) .
In the third register, the deceased Ankhu •¥■ v\,
who held the office of "^j^ , cisz) , and his wife
' ' IX I — «— Nub-em-khau-s I (] , stand
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facing each other; each holds a flower. To the right,
seated by a table of offerings, are " his father, super-
intendent of the divine house, Teta-res, triumphant " !
"his mother Apa" ^^f (j^°(]^-
A figure seems to have been omitted, for we have the
name I J ^:z::;^ (1 written to the left of the table.
Height, I ft. 4^ in.
INSCRIBED SLABS FROM TOMBS AND STELiE. I05
47. Calcareous stone stele of Ren-senb-buharu
with rounded top. In the rounded portion are the
two utchats ^^ ^^ > ^i^d below are four hori-
zontal lines of inscription, which contain the usual
prayers that sepulchral meals may be given to the
deceased ; the text reads : —
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Beneath are figures of the deceased and his mother
Beba-res, and two lines of inscription, which read : —
Height, \2\ in
Io6 INSCRIBED SLABS FROM TOMBS AND STELiE.
48. Calcareous stone stele with rounded top, upon
which is inscribed the winged disk ; beneath is a man
standing in front of a table of offerings, and having
both hands raised in adoration of the gods " Ptah of
the Beautiful Face," and Set. Height, 9 in.
49. Calcareous stone stele, in the shape of a
pylon, with raised border and plumes, painted in red
and blue alternately. Length, i ft. 9 in., width, j ft. i in.
In the lower part of the stele the deceased, painted
red, sits before a table of offerings, and above him
are four lines of inscription, which read : —
4XAiSi5^niTtJ-
C~Yr~) ■ A I
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" May Osiris, lord of Tattu, the great god, lord of
Abydos, give a royal oblation; may he give sepulchral
meals, and oxen and ducks, and offerings, and tchejau
INSCRIBED SLABS FROM TOMBS AND STEL^. IO7
food, and winds of life, and gifts of heaven, and pro-
ducts of earth, and what Hapi (the Nile) bringeth,
to the ka o{ . ... Ankh-sebek-nekht, triumphant,
the son of [the lady of the house] Meri, triumphant ! "
50. Altar in fine limestone upon which are cut in
outline altars of offering, etc. On each side is a
libation vase jy , from which water flows out towards
the mouth of the altar, and between them are two
tables loaded with offerings of bread, meat, fruit, etc.
Between these tables is a sycamore tree, in the
branches of which stands the goddess Nut, and above
is -T- "life." Beneath each table is a hollow in the
form of a cartouche vvhereirom a human-headed bird,
or soul, receives the water which flows upon his hands.
Above one bird is the legend " Osiris, great god,"
ri'^^ ]|, and above the other '-J-' . The inscrip-
tions, which enclose the whole scene described above,
read : —
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The first line shows that the deceased Ausar-ur, the
son of Meht-urit, for whom the altar was made, was a
high priestly official and a prophet attached to the
service of more than one deity, and that his father
also held similar ecclesiastical appointments, probably
at Apu, the Panopolis of the Greeks, and the Akhmim
of the Arabs. The second line contains a prayer that
an abundance of funeral offerings and of " every good
thing" may be brought to the tomb of the deceased.
Length, i ft. 6f in. x i ft. 5 in.
50a. Painted limestone stele of Ta-khaaa-en-Bast*
with rounded top [ 1, in which is the solar disk,
winged, with pendent uraei. In the scene below
Horus and Thoth are pouring out libations before the
emblem of Osiris -vAv , which rests on J^ ; behind
each god is a figure of the deceased lady with her
hands raised in adoration. Beneath are three lines of
* See Plate IXa.
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Stele of Ta-Khaaa-en-Bast, the Son of Pebarema, a Scribe of An-Heru.
From Abydos. XXIInd Dynas-h
Plate IXb.
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Stele of Shashanq, the Son of Pa-khart-na-Bast.
OM Abydos.
XXIInd Dynasty.
INSCRIBED SLABS FROM TOMBS AND STEL^.. I09
text in which prayer is made that funeral offerings in
abundance may be given to Ta-khaaa-en-Bast, the
daughter of Pebarema
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dynasty (?).
Height, i2| in.
50b. Painted Umestone stele of Shashanq,* the
son of Pa-khart-na-Bast, with rounded top j j , on
which are depicted the solar disk, two jackals, and
Q
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Beneath are figures of three men with hands raised in
adoration of the god Horus, who is standing upright,
with a disk and uraeus on his head, and a sceptre in
his hands, before a table of offerings. The names of
the three men and the usual prayer for funeral offer-
ings are traced in black on a yellow ground ; some of
the characters are illegible. The name of the deceased
is given thus T^MM^T ^
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From Abydos. XXIInd dynasty (?).
Height, 15! in.
See Plate IXe.
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50c. Limestone tablet of Qu-ka-Heru-sa(?)-Auset,*
with rounded top [j, on which are depicted the solar
disk, winged, with pendent uraei, jackals, etc. ; between
the urcei is the legend S 1 1 ,—=. • I" the scene
below the deceased stands in adoration before Osiris,
Anubis and Isis, and before Amsu, Heru-netch-atef-f
and Nephthys. Beneath are twelve lines of inscrip-
tion, which read : —
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See Plate IXc.
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Stele of Qa-ka-Heru-sa-Auset, a Priestly Official.
From AkhmIm. Ptolemaic Period,
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Height, I ft. 9 in.
50d. Limestone stele of Shuamai* with rounded
top j I , On the upper portion is depicted Osiris
holding whip and flail, seated on a throne. Behind
him stand Isis, "lady of heaven," and "Horus, the
avenger of his father." Before him stand the deceased
and his sister Bak-Ausct i'^^ -scz::^ u "^ m • ^bove
the god are his titles A ^ ^^37 | O § T ^ r^ "^^^ "^
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From Abydos.
XVIIITH Dyn/
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H4 I ^ .On the lower part of the tablet the
mummy of the deceased is shown being embraced by
the god Anubis, and a priest stands before it perform-
ing the ceremony of " opening the mouth." Close by
stand two attendant priests offering incense and pour-
ing out libations, and two female relatives kneel before
it and beat their heads in their grief. To the right
are seated the scribe Ra-mes and his sister Meri-Ra,
and a male figure makes an offering and pours out a
libation before them. In the bottom right hand
corner the deceased is seen seated before a tree from
out of which the goddess Nut pours water upon his
soul ; to the left are five lines of hieroglyphics which
contain a prayer that sepulchral offerings may be
made to the deceased and that he may enjoy felicity
after death. From Abydos. Height, 2 ft. loi in.
No. 51.
STELE OF NEKAU.*
51. Fine limestone stele, with rounded top, | I .
In the rounded portion are the following : —
I. Winged disk beneath which are two male figures
adoring the sun m ; behind each figure is an utchat
2. A line of hieroglyphics which reads : —
5^n
^-M.
3. The deceased adoring the Sun-god in his morn-
ing boat.
4. The deceased adoring the Sun-god in his evening
boat.
* See Plate X.
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Sepulchral Tablet of Nekau. a Priest of Panopolis.
STELE OF NEKAU. II5
5. The disk of the sun being hfted up out of the
waters of the celestial ocean ; on each side are a soul
and two apes standing in adoration. To the right
stands the deceased pouring out a libation before a
table of offerings, and to the left are seated the
deceased and his wife.
From the text below we learn that the deceased
Nekau was the son of Nes-Amsu, and the grandson
of T'et-hra, and that all three men held high priestly
positions in the town of Apu or Panopolis. In
lines 18 ff. Nekau is said to be the son of Nes-Amsu,
the son of T'et-hra, the son of Nes-Amsu, the son of
T'et-hra, the son of Heru , the son of Taf-mut-
qebt, the son of T'et-Heru-af-anx, the son of T'et-hra,
the son of the lady Nes-urt, who was herself the
daughter of the ut'eb of Panopolis. Thus we know
the ancestors from whom Nekau traced his descent
for eight generations. Nekau's paternal grandmother
was Nes-urt, and he himself is described in his stele
as a "royal relative"; he was the ut'eb of Panopolis,
a prophet of Horus and Isis (?), and he served with
the priests monthly in the fourth grade. His father
held the like offices, but he seems to have been in
addition a " prophet of Osiris and of the two Horus
gods, and a prophet of the ceremonials of Pharaoh,
may he live for ever " ! The greater part of the
n6
STELE OF NEKAU.
inscription on the stele is, however, occupied with
extracts from the hymns to Ra which are usually
found in versions of the XVth Chapter of the Book
of the Dead ; the extracts seem to have been chosen
at random and mistakes occur here and there.
Speaking generally, the deceased prays that the gates
of heaven may be opened before him, that his soul
may go into the presence of Ra, that he may be
among the never-setting stars, and that his whole
course of life after death may be like that of Ra.
The text reads : —
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Height, 2 ft. X 14^ in.
Plate XI.
Sepulchral Tablet of Ta-hebt, the Daughter of Heru-mes.
No. 52.
STELE OF TA-HEBT.*
52. Fine limestone stele, with rounded top, | .
In the rounded portion are the following : —
Winged disk with pendent ursei and the legend,
' ^ " Behutet, great god, lord of
11
heaven." The bone of each wing is in the form of
F==^, thus the two together represent the day sky
and the night sky. Immediately beneath the disk is
a standard whereon is seated Harpocrates holding
J\ over his right shoulder. On each side of him
is a boat. In that to the right are g and a disk ;
in the latter is ^, the emblem of the god Khepera.
In that to the left are g and a disk ; in the latter is
a ram ^^. Each boat has an oar or rudder
resting, and a standard ; each of these is hawk-headed.
Both boats are sailing over the sky
In the scene below the deceased lady Ta-hebt, the
daughter of Heni-mes, and of the lady Khartet-Amsu,
* See Plate XI.
124 STELE OF TA-HEBT.
Stands before a table of offerings with both hands raised
in adoration of Osiris, who wears %^£, and holds | and
. Behind him stand the gods Harpocrates [,®,
Atmu lA, Heru-netch-hra-f ]M, and the goddesses
Isis and Nephthys ; each god holds the sceptre j in
his left hand, and ■¥■ in his right, and each goddess
holds a lotus sceptre in her left hand and ■¥- in her
right. The legends above the deceased and the
deities whom she adores are as follows : —
^ .<2>- "^37 ^ ci v-y- QJ| " Osiris
Ta-hebt, triumphant, daughter of Heru-mes, trium-
phant, and of Khartet-Amsu, triumphant.
" Saith Osiris, dweller in Amentet, Unnefer, the great
god, the prince of eternity."
3- TlV^II'^^ " Saith Harmachis,
the great god, the lord of heaven."
Z7 ^"^^^ ^ " vSaith Atmu, the
lord of the lands of Annu" (Heliopolis).
STELE OF TA-HEBT. I25
5. 1^ L/ ^"i^ ^ "1^ j^^_ "Saith Hem-net'-
hra-f."
mighty lady, the divine mother."
divine sister."
The text begins, " May Osiris, the dweller in
" Amentet, the great god, the lord of Abydos, and
" Seker-Osiris, within Apu (Panopolis) and Heru-
" X^ti - Atmu, the lord of the lands of Annu
" (Heliopolis) and Heru-net'-hrat-f, and Isis, the great
" lady, the divine mother in Apu (Panopolis), and
" Nephthys, the divine sister, and the great cycle of
" the gods who dwell in Apu, give sepulchral meals,
" oxen, fowl, incense, libations, unguents, linen
" bandages, and all good, pure, and pleasant things
" which the heavens give, and the earth bringeth
" forth, and the Nile bringeth forth from his store-
" house, and the sweet breeze of the north wind, to
" the ka of the lady honourable before Osiris, who
" dwelleth in the underworld, the great god, the lord
" of Abydos, Ta-hebt, the daughter of Heru-mes,
" triumphant, and of the lady Khartet-Amsu,
" triumphant."
126 STELE OF TA-HEBT.
The deceased lady then saith : —
"Hail, Ra-Harniachis, the lord of rays, who shinest
" in the eastern horizon of the sky, shine thou in the
" face of Osiris Ta-hebt, triumphant."
" Ta-hebt singeth hymns of praise to Ra when he
" setteth. Grant that the soul of Osiris Ta-hebt
" may come forth with Ra into heaven ; may it be
" ordained for her to come into his boat when it
" goeth in among the stars which never rest in the
" heavens."
The lady Ta-hebt then praiseth her lord of eternity,
saying, " Hail to thee, Heru-xuti-Khepera, the
" self-created one ! Thou art doubly beautiful when
" thou shinest in the horizon, thou illuminest the
" world with thy beams, and the gods rejoice when
" they see thee in thy heavens. The goddess Unnut
" is on thy brow, and the crowns of the south and
" north are upon thy head ; the goddess taketh up
" her place upon thy forehead. Thoth is established
" upon thy prow to destroy all thine enemies in the
" underworld. Let me come forth to meet thee and
" to see thy beautiful Form. I have come to thee
" for I would be with thee, and I would see thy disk
" every day. Let me not be held back, let me not
" be repulsed, let my limbs be renewed by the sight
" of thy splendours even as are the noble ones who
STELE OF TA-HEBT, 127
" are favoured by thee, for I am one of those who
" venerated thee upon earth. Let me arrive at the
" land of eternity, let me attain unto the nome of
" everlaslingness. Guide thou me, O Ra, and do
" thou give the sweet breath of life to me."
Following this petition is an address by
Ta-hebt to every priest, and scribe, and official,
entreating them when they pass along the way to her
tomb to make mention of her name so that it may be
proclaimed before the great god, the lord of the
underworld, "for," saith she, "the person whose
" name is mentioned liveth."
Of herself she then says, " My heart was right.
" I never put myself unduly forward ; I gave bread
" to the hungry, drink to the thirsty, and clothes to
" the naked. My hand was open to all men. I
" honoured my father and loved my mother, I was
" affectionate to my brethren, and my heart was at
" one with my fellow-citizens. I kept the starving
" folk alive with provisions and clothes each year
" that the inundation of the Nile was low." Nor did
she confine her cares to the living, for she provided
for the ceremonies which were performed for the
benefit of those " whose souls had gone to heaven."
She had trodden the divine path from her earliest
childhood, and having rendered all praise and glory
s 2
128 STELE OF TA-HEBT.
to her God, and satisfied the priests His servants,
she prays that He will establish her children in their
places together with those who live for ever and ever.
The text reads : —
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Height, 2 ft. 6 in. x i8 in.
Plate XII.
Sepulchral Tablet of Pet-Bast, a Priest of Panopolis.
No. 53.
STELE OF PET-BAST."
53. Fine limestone stele, with rounded top, (].
In the rounded portion are the following : —
1. Winged disk, beneath which are two jackals,
couchant, one on each side of a standard surmounted
by plumes.
2. The deceased adoring Ra-Harmachis, and the
inscription : —
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136 STELE OF PET-BAST.
3. The deceased adoring the Sun-god in the boat
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of the setting sun, and the legend i< 1)
f
The inscriptions on this stele state that Pet-Bast
was a royal scribe, and that he was the son of the
Heru who was an zifed, and scribe, and priest of the
ka, and the 2i^ei> of Seb, and the scribe of the divine
hall of Amsu. The text which covers the lower part
of the stele consists of extracts from hymns to the
Sun-god ; as they are well-known they are not repro-
duced in type. Ptolemaic Period. From Akhmim.
Height, 2 ft. 5 in. x 17I in.
54. Sepulchral stele of a woman, on which the
deceased is depicted standing by the side of a table
of offerings and a libation vase ; the workmanship is
very rough, and the rudely cut hieroglyphics show
that it belongs to a late period. The inscription
reads : —
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137
By the side of the face is inscribed ]ii
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and lower down we have :-
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Late Period.
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Height, 13 in. x 8^ in.
55. Calcareous stone stele with rounded top, upon
which are inscribed the two xdchats ; below is a
figure of the deceased standing before a table of
offerings. The inscription is of the usual character,
and reads : —
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Nos. 57 and 58.
FUNERAL BOAT* AND
WOODEN CLAMP.
57. Wooden model of a boat with a crew of twenty
men. In the bows is seated a man, and a man stands
in the stern. Probably of the Vlth dynasty. From
Meir.
58. Hard wood clamp inscribed ==== f O i"^^^
neb tmii Men-Madt-Rd^ " lord of the two lands, Mcn-
Maat-Ra" (Seti I., King of Egypt, about B.C. 1370).
From Abvdos. Length, i6| in.
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Nos. 56, 59—70.
FIGURES OF PRIESTS,
OFFICIALS, ETC.
56. Head from a black granite statue of a priestly
official ; on the right shoulder is a part of the car-
touche of the king whom he served, and on the back
the following characters only remain : —
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XXth dynasty. From Thebes. Height, 10 in.
59. Black granite statue of Sebek-nekht, the son
of the lady of the house Arit. The two lines of
inscription on the sides of the pedestal read : —
1W
'i^
L=^'
r3
Ancient Empire. Height, 7^ in.
60. Black granite seated statue of a king, bearded,
and wearing a square crown ; above his forehead is
a uraeus. His left hand holds the emblem of life ^,
and rests upon his knee. Upon the sides of the
14° FIGURES OF PRIESTS, OFFICIALS, ETC.
throne are the emblems of Upper and Lower Egypt,
and between them is the emblem of life T ^1 .
Upon the left arm of the statue is inscribed the pre-
nomenofThothmes III. T© t^^ ^T King of Egypt,
about B.C. 1600, The features of the statue are thick
and heavy, and the whole face has the cast of an
Ethiopian. Height, i ft. 6 in.
STATUE OF lUPA.
61. Black granite kneeling figure of the scribe
lupa M ^^^%* holding a shrine upon which is
the head of a ram. On the right side of the shrine is
the cartouche of the "divine queen, Aahmes-nefert-ari,t
"-'"^[^— ]"1^C-M^lf]-
and on the left side is the prenomen of one of the
Amen-hetep kings, "lord of diadems, Amen-hetep," |.
(sic). In the front of the
;]
* See Plate XVI.
t She was the queen of .Vmasis I., King of Egypt about
B.C. 1700.
t The four Amen-heteps reigned between B.C. 1666-1466.
•"■M^.
luPA THE Scribe, Superintendent of the
Palace of Rameses II.
FIGURES OF PRIESTS, OFFICIALS, ETC. I41
shrine are three lines of inscription containing the
names and titles of : —
2. 1. 3.
1. " Amen-Ra, king of the gods, lord of heaven and
prince of Thebes.
2. "Mut, great lady, the lady of Asheru,* the
mistress of all the gods.
3. " Khonsu in Thebes, Nefer-hetep, and Thoth
lord of Hermonthis."
On the back of the statue are two perpendicular
lines of inscription which read : —
up^iTje^q^
A quarter of Thebes.
142 FIGURES OF PRIESTS, OFFICIALS, ETC.
o&n
V!t
1. "May Amen-Ra, president of the Apts,* grant
life, strength, and health to the ka of lupa, triumphant,
the highly favoured of the beautiful god, the ' leader '
of the festival of Amen."
2. " May Mut, lady of heaven, and Khonsu-Nefer-
hetep grant a happy span of life to the ka of lupa,
triumphant, the royal scribe, the superintendent of
the great house, the overseer of the workmen em-
ployed in all the buildings of his Majesty."
The four corners of the pedestal, around which runs
a line of inscription, are somewhat broken, but the
following fragments of the text remain : —
On the front : Ng?^ ^^=^
^'
6>
Ui
»^.=.^
]
The modern Karnak.
Plate XIV.
Figures of Neb-sen the Scribe, and his Sister Nebt-ta,
A Lady of the College of Amen-Ra at Thebes.
FIGURES OF PRIESTS, OFFICIALS, ETC. 1 43
On left side: feS ^^^^ 1\ I oi \J) "^
A 1 /vw^w 1 1 // i/ TTs Jyld 1=0 ■< > I
On right Side: ^ ^ g^ ^ ^ ^ ^
From the inscription on the right side it is clear that
Hat-aai, the son of lupa, set up great pillars in the
temple of Amen, and from that on the left we learn
that the deceased lupa was employed in the palace of
Rameses II.
On the right shoulder of the statue of lupa is the
prenomen of Rameses II.* { O |5t]]i> — ^
Usr-Maat-Ra-setep-en-Ra, and on the left is the nomen
"Ra-messu, beloved of Amen."
n
XlXth dynasty. Height, 2 ft. 3 in.
FIGURES OF NEB-SEN AND NEBT-TA.
62, 63. Double seated limestone figure of the
scribe Neb-sen and his sister Nebt-ta.f Both figures
He reigned about 11. c. 1330. t See Plate XIV.
U 2
144 FIGURES OF PRIESTS, OFFICIALS, ETC.
wear a linen tunic and necklaces; the left arm of
Neb-sen embraces his sister, and the right arm of
Nebt-ta embraces her brother. The inscription down
the front of the figures reads : —
/wa^aI l/vvsAAAnpi <? ^AAAA^
,u.
^ I
/VSA,A/sA
I ru 1 ^^"^ 1 1 I
/^AA/VN t I ^^/>.W\
1. "May there be sepulchral meals in the Apts
upon the table of the lord of the gods to the ka of the
scribe of the treasury of the lord of the two lands,
Neb-sen, triumphant !
2. " May there be all sepulchral offerings upon the
table of Mut, the lady of Asher, to the ka of the lady
of the house, the singer of Isis, the divine mother,
Nebt-ta, triumphant ! "
On the front of the pedestal is inscribed ^ ^^
'^^'^ n -T" ""** "Behold their son making their
I I I I I /v^^^^^
name to \w7" ; |f^ "Y '^fj^l P ^ "^he
FIGURES OF PRIESTS, OFFICIALS, ETC.
H5
scribe of the treasury of Amen, Usr-hat ; and
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0<d>< r
i 1 4
"The son,
the scribe of the treasury of Amen, Neb-mehu,
triumphant ! "
On the right side of the pedestal, inlaid in blue,
are six lines of inscription on behalf of Neb-sen, which
read : —
^A=^1
^AAAA/^ AAA/v/VV
fek^
on^ I
M^l
•^
I <^ r-vr-\
^ I X
J^
C3IZ)
I I I
^""■^
13 I /VWsAA L
^
nr
o
U
A^'^AAA
I I I
© F
"May Amen, the establisher of the universe, grant
a royal oblation to Neb-sen, the scribe of the Treasury
of the lord of the two lands, triumphant before the
beautiful god, the lord of eternity. May he grant to
him a memorial for good in his town, may his ka be
nourished upon light, and may his soul be satisfied
with the sepulchral meals and with the placing of
146 FIGURES OF PRIESTS, OFFICIALS, ETC.
funeral gifts, and with the constant supply of flowers,
fruit and vegetables which shall be brought and laid
before him ceaselessly and for ever."
On the left side of the pedestal, inlaid in blue, are
five lines of inscription on behalf of Nebt-ta, which
read : —
a D
\J 2 ^ 111
I
A^v^A/^ f7\ yvvvVvA t "7 I 1 Y "7 /
'^ , , y y , ^-—^ > ' ^^ ^ ^
" May Mut, lady of Asher, the mistress of all the
gods, and Isis, the great lady of enchantments
grant a royal oblation to the ka of Nebt-ta, the lady
of the house, triumphant ! May they grant [to her]
sepulchral meals, oxen, ducks, linen bandages, wax,
oil, wine and flowers of all kinds regularly upon the
altar in the Apts daily "
On the slab at the back of the two figures are the
two utchats ^^ ^^^1 the shen Q, etc., and five
FIGURES OF PRIESTS, OFFICIALS, ETC. I 47
perpendicular lines of hieroglyphics inlaid in blue,
which read : —
FIGURES OF PRIESTS, OFFICIALS, ETC.
I. "May Sebek-Ra, lord 3. "May Anubis, president of
of Suaanu, grant a the divine house {i.e., the
royal oblation. May
he grant glory, and
power, and a
2. "coming forth as a
tomb), grant a royal ob-
lation. May he grant
the germination of the
dead body in
living soul with of- "4. the underworld, and a
ferings of tchefau going in and a coming
food every day to out from the passages
of the tomb, without
repulse of soul, accord-
ing to the wish of
5. "the ka of the scribe of the Treasury
of the lord of the two lands. Neb-sen,
triumphant ! and to his loving sister,
the lady of the house, Nebt-ta,
triumphant " !
Height, I ft. 3 in.
FIGURE OF AMEx\-EM-APT.
64. Black basalt kneeling figure of Amen-em-apt
a
a royal scribe and director of the
festivals of Amen-Ra at Thebes. The inscriptions
Sec Plate XV.
Amen-em-apt, a Scribe and Director of the Festivals
OF Amen Ra at Thebes.
Plate XVII.
'I,.
Rameses hi. King of Egypt about b.c. 1200.
Plate XVIII,
Wooden Figure of a Priest.
Early Empire. From GIzeh.
FIGURES OF PRIESTS, OFFICIALS, ETC. 1 49
are passages from hymns to the sun in use during the
XVIIIth dynasty. From Thebes. About b.c. 1600.
Height I ft. 5^ in.
WOODEN FIGURE OF THE EARLY
EMPIRE.
65. Wooden figure of a man on a wooden pedestal ;
the left hand is raised to the shoulder. The features
are of the same type as those of the figures found in
the mastaba tombs of the Early Empire. From Gizeh.
Height, I ft. 35 in.
65a. Wooden portrait figure of a man.
Height, 8iVin.
RAMESES III.
66. Upper part of a black basalt statue of
Rameses III.,* King of Egypt, about B.C. 1200 ; the
cartouches of the king are on the arms. From
Thebes. Height, i ft. 3^ in.
67. Black granite figure of the scribe Apui
?i [in ^ , upon a rounded pedestal; in front is a
* See Plate XVII.
150 FIGURES OF PRIESTS, OFFICIALS, ETC.
figure of the god Osiris in relief. The deceased was
connected with the service of Amsu and Isis, and the
four Hnes of inscription on the back of the statue
record his obedience and love of praising the king
his lord, and the great favour with which the king
regarded him. Height, i ft. 3I in.
FIGURES OF PlAUI AND TAKHARIT.
68. Black granite upright figures of Piaui and his
wife Takharit,* a lady of the College of Amen-Ra at
Thebes ; on the back are four lines of hieroglyphics
containing prayers for sepulchral offerings ; they
read : —
I I I ^^D 111 llllA^ III 61 J ^w I U I
3'
U
n r, ... „
I s4 ^^^ (5 111 A © j!^ .«^l ^w^ t
From Thebes. Height, i ft. i in
• See riate XIX.
Figures of Piaui and Takharit, a Lady of the College of
Amen-Ra at Thebes.
FIGURES OF PRIESTS, OFFICIALS, ETC.
69. Green basalt head of a priest, or high official,
with inlaid stone eyes. XXVIth dynasty.
Height, 6 in.
69a. Brown basalt head from a statue of a royal
sistrum-bearer. From Thebes. XVIIIth dynasty,
about B.C. 1500. Height, gin.
69b. Basalt head from the statue of a prince.
About B.C. 800. Height, 8 in.
70. Upper part of a black basalt figure of a man.
Late Period. Height, 3^ in.
X 2
No. 71.
BRONZE LIBATION BUCKET."
71. Bronze libation bucket, with handle, made for
the hereditary chief of a tribe, the chancellor, the
smer-2(dt, the veritable royal kinsman Shashanq, trium-
phant, the son of Heru-sa-Auset, the son of the lady
of the house Theheb-Tehuti, triumphant ! Beneath a
star bespangled sky are ten perpendicular hnes of
hieroglyphics, which read : —
Jli!;
□ -'^^
iii^Z^
\Ci c^
f^^^
i^:^i-iJT-jSE-i
==^
^i^pt^4tiq;
n
See Plate XX.
Plal
Bronze Votive Libation Bucket made for Shashanq.
BRONZE LIBATION BUCKET.
153
1
^
IMl
K
1
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R^
o
n I ra
J
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MT
-its
O. /V/VWA
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r^^^>ZDC
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154 BRONZE LIBATION BUCKET.
"Behold may this libation be to thee, O Osiris,
president of the underworld, great god, lord of Abydos !
May this libation be to thee, O Osiris, the hereditary
prince, the chancellor, the smer-udt* veri-
table royal relative, loving him, superintendent of the
great house of the neier-tuat,\ Shashanq, triumphant,
son of the president, the dm-khent\ of the neter-tuat,
Heru-sa-Auset, triumphant ! His mother [was] the
lady of the house Thehebet-Tehuti, triumphant ! Is
brought to thee this thy libation ; Isis and Nephthys
bring to thee these thy libations, and they are made (?)
in the house of Amen, in which thou art. Mayest thou
live through them, mayest thou be strong through
them, may libations be poured out [to thee] from
choice vessels, O Osiris, the superintendent of the
great house of the neter-tuat, Shashanq, triumphant !
Mayest thou come forth at the order (to be said four
times). His loving daughter, a singer and a lady of
Amen, Nit-Aqer (Nitocris). Height, 9I in.
72. Bronze libation bucket with two handles.
Height, 5I in.
73. Bronze model of a libation bucket.
Length, i^ in.
* An ancient title of nobility.
t The name of an office held by people of high rank.
X The name of a priestly ofiice.
Plate XXI.
Bronze Mirror.
Nos. 74, 75.
BRONZE MIRROR" AND MENAT.
74. Bronze mirror having its handle ornamented
with heads of Hathor. XXth dynasty.
Length, io| in.
75. Portion of a bronze menat for fixing to a large
statue of Ptah or some other god. On the narrow
band is a scene in relief in which the goddess Isis,
wearing disk and horns, stands in a shrine and suckles
Horus or Harpocrates. At the lower part of the band
where it joins the oval disk are ursei ; that on the right
hand wears the crown of Upper Egypt A, and that on
the left the crown of Lower Egypt \f. In the centre
of the disk, in relief, is Harpocrates wearing the triple
crown 3^^, and seated on a lotus flower. To the
right, with hands raised in adoration, is the goddess
Isis, wearing W on her head ; and to the left, seated
on a throne, is a winged urseus wearing the crown of
Upper Egypt. The surface of the bronze was originally
gilded. This bronze is an example of a class of
objects of considerable interest and rarity.
Length, 8f in.
* See Plate XXI.
Nos. 75a— 153.
USHABTIU FIGURES
AND BOX.
Ushabtiu is the name given by the ancient
Egyptians to figures made of alabaster, wood, glazed
faience, etc., which were inscribed with the 6th chapter
of the Book of the Dead, and placed in the tomb to
do for the deceased whatever labours were decreed
for him to perform in the underworld. These figures
are made in the form of the god Osiris, i.e., in the
form of a mummy ; the two hands are crossed over
the breast, the one holds a hoe and cord and basket,
the other an instrument for digging. In the text the
deceased addresses the figure, and says, " O ushabtiu,
if there be any work apportioned to be done by
Osiris {i.e., the deceased) in the underworld, may all
obstacles be removed for him according to his desire."
To this the figure answers, " Here am I ready when-
ever ye call." The deceased next says, "O ushabtiu,
be ever watchful to labour, to sow the fields, to fill the
canals with water, and to carry sand from the West to
USHABTIU FIGURES AND BOX. 157
the East." To this the figure answers, "Here am I
ready whenever ye call." The hieroglyphic text
reads : —
a usebtiu apen ar apt - tu
O ushabtiu ikese, if be decreed
il
Ausar er ari kat neb arit en am
Osiris to do ivork any \_which is'] to be done there
em Neter xert au - tu hu set'ebu
in the underworld^ be there smitten down obstructions
/G
am em sa er x^rt - f makua
therefor a person according to his ivish. Here a?n I
\1
tu I I I I lc=£=f=3 III O
ka - ten sap - ten er ennu
[when] ye call. Watch ye at moment
158
USHABTIU FIGURES AND BOX.
n
^
neb ari am er serut sexet
every to luork t/iere, to make to grow the fields,
X ^A^A^/> i -si) 111 U
er semeh utebu er
to make full of water the canals, to
xent
carry
sa en Amentet er Abtet makua
sa^d of the 7vest to the east. Here am I
ka - 0en
\when\ ye call.
IhPs.. Wooden ushabti figure made for Seti I., King
of Egypt, about B.C. 1370, and inscribed with a version
of the 6th chapter of the Book of the Dead ; it was
originally wholly covered with a layer of bitumen.
The text reads : —
USHABTIU FIGURES AND BOX. 1 59
iq:q-^]^TOi[-]^^il
-<2>-
^ 111
a^^M^lslJ
cxot
From Der el-bahari. Height, 8^ in.
75b. Fine alabaster ushahti figure of a woman (?).
The name is traced in black ink upon the centre of
the projecting tunic between two red lines ; it is now
illegible. The flowing hair, eyebrows, bracelets, etc.,
are traced in black. From Abydos. 'Before the
XVIIIth dynasty. Height, yf in.
75c. Limestone ushabti figure of an unnamed
Egyptian official inscribed with Chapter XXXb of
the Book of the Dead. The text reads : —
-<2:- [space for name] 0 ? .^ ^ ^ TT "^ ^
'•JShl- L left blank J rl^l I p_r ^ 1 ^
Y 2
i6o
USHABTIU FIGURES AND BOX.
-<2>- n zi <s
C~v}
\\
U
5-
1«
M
0^ cm
m
^^-j.^^
For an English version of the Chapter, see above,
p. 12. From Abydos. Height, 8| in.
76. Fine limestone ushabti figure made for a
female.* The hair, which is beautifully plaited, is
ornamented with a fillet of gems, and lotus flowers fall
over the brow. The pectoral is painted to imitate
precious stones, a linen garment is drawn over the
shoulders, and bracelets are on the wrists. XVIIIth
dynasty. Height, 9^ in.
• See Plate XXII., No. I.
UsHABTiu Figures.
USHABTIU FIGURES AND BOX. l6l
77. White limestone ushabti figure of Ta-baka
^1^ (<^^ ^cz::?6 [I j| , inscribed with a version of
the 6th chapter of the Book of the Dead.
Height, 7f in.
78. White painted limestone ushabti figure of Aaa
n ^ (1 "^X Jj , inscribed with a version of part of the
6th chapter of the Book of the Dead. Height, yf in.
79. Green basalt ushabti figure uninscribed.
Height, 8f in.
80. Painted wooden ushabti figure made for Mahu
^ — R ; Lvl ,* inscribed with a version of the 6th
chapter of the Book of the Dead. Height, 12 in.
81. Blue glazed faience ushabti figure of "Pa
netchem, the high priest of Amen," 11 [1
I [j I , inscribed with the 6th chapter of the Book of
the Dead. Pa-netchem lived about b.c. 1040. From
Der el-bahari. Height, 6| in.
82. Blue glazed faience ushabti figure of "Pa-
netchem, the high priest of Amen," about B.C. 1040.
In this example the right hand of the priest-king
See Plate XXII., No. 2.
l62
USHABTIU FIGURES AND BOX.
hangs by his side, and the left hand, holding a flail
,^\, is laid upon the breast. From Der el-bahari.
Height, 6| in.
83. Blue glazed faience nshabii figure of "Pa-
netchem, the high priest of Amen," about b.c. 1040.
From Der el-bahari. Height, 6| in.
84. Blue glazed faience ushabti figure of Auset-em-
khebit
L 1
, a princess belonging to
the royal priestly family of Thebes, about B.C. 1040.
From Der el-bahari. Height, 6 in.
85. Blue glazed faience ushabti figure of " King Pa-
netchem "1 ^ ( fl ^ J^ t "^ 1 . about B.C.
^A
1040. From Der el-bahari.
Height, 4I in.
86. Blue ^zztd faience ushabti figure of " the royal
son, Tchet-Ptah-auf-ankh," ,^ ^ ^J ^ \ l|^_
•¥" _ , the husband of Nesi-ta-neb-asher, about B.C.
1 w • i_ 1 •
1040. From Der el-bahari. Height, 4^ m.
87. Blue g\3ized faience ushabti figure of Tchet-Ptah-
auf-ankh, about B.C. 1040. From Der el-bahari.
Height, 4^ in.
88. Blue glazed faience ushabti figure of Tchet-
Ptah-auf-ankh, about B.C. 1040. From Der el-bahari.
Height, 4^ in.
USHABTIU FIGURES AND BOX. 163
89, 90. Two blue glazed fdiftice ushabtiu figures
of " Tchet-Ptah-auf-ankh, the high priest of Amen,"
about B.C. 1040. From Der el-bahari. Height, 4:^ in.
91 — 93. Blue glazed faience ushabtiu figures of a
scribe of the confraternity of Amen. The name
originally written has been erased.
Height, 5 in.-5^ in.
94. Blue glazed fdie7ice ushabti figure of the priest
Pen-Amen (J V^. About b.c. 800.
Height, 3I in.
AAAA/'A i /^A/\AA/\
95. Blue glazed faience ushabti figure of Pa-maau
P ; about b.c. 800. Height, 4 in.
96. Painted red terra-cotta ushabti figure made for
Ta-maau c.^^p^. Height, yf in.
97. Calcareous stone ushabti figure of Nefer
0 I Oi.
i<^=^
^ who held the office */
^Jl
[m
U Vv \^ J i^ ^s inscribed with the 6th chapter of the
Book of the Dead. Height, 8 in.
98. Blue glazed faience ushabti figure inscribed in
hieratic with a version of the 6th chapter of the Book
of the Dead. Height, 4 in.
164 USHABTIU FIGURES AND BOX.
99, 100. Two blue ^zzt^ faience 7<shahti ^gnxe?, of
the lady Thet-seshet-Khensu ^ ,;\I"
Height, 4 in.
101. Blue glazed faience ns/iabti figure, the name
upon which is illegible. Height, 5 in.
102 — 109. Eight green glazed faience ushabtiu
figures of the lady Nes-Mut _^ ^^\ \5j.
Height, 3^ in.
110. Upper part of a green glazed faie7ice iishabii
figure. XXVIth dynasty or later. Height, i| in.
111. Painted wooden ushabti figure made for Kha-
nu-meh (?) ^^i °^ ^ • Height, 8^ in.
112 — 116. Painted wooden ushabtiu figures made
for Bak-en-seset <*^fi _- f^||!f'
of Amsu. Height, 6\ in.-8f in.
117. Brownish-green glazed ushabti figure. 1-ate
Period. Height, 4 in.
118 — 152. A collection of blue glazed faience and
terra-cotta ushabtiu figures, uninscribed.
Height, 2^ in.-if in.
153. Wooden box for holding ushabtiu figures. On
the cover, painted yellow on a white ground, is a boat
with a sail spread ^^, on a green sea. Round
USHABTIU FIGURES AND BOX.
165
the outside of the box, between two red lines,
is a hieroglyphic inscription in which the deceased
Atet prays that sepulchral meals may be given to him
by the god Osiris. The text reads 1 A r|^
All
W
1
Ci D
Length; 9^ in.
Nos. 154—267.
BRONZE, WOODEN.
AND FAIENCE FIGURES
OF THE GODS.
154. Gilded stone figure of the god Amen-Ra ;
the plumes m are wanting. Height, if in.
155. Wooden figure of Amen-Ra, wearing plumes
[p. Height, 4I in.
Amen-Ra was called the " king of the gods," and
the principal seat of his worship was at Thebes, in
the temple of the Apts (the modern Karnak).
156. Bronze figuie of Amsu, ithyphallic.
Height, 2^ in.
Amsu was a form of Amen-Ra, and was the power
of reproduction deified.
157. Bronze figure of Anubis standing on an
uninscribed pedestal. Height, 5s in.
BRONZE, ETC., FIGURES OF THE GODS. 167
158. Black and green glazed faience figure of
Anubis % , god of the dead. Height, i^in.
Anubis was the god of the tomb, and he received
the mummified bodies of the dead into his charge.
He is always present in the "Judgment Scene."
159. Bronze standing figure of Bast, holding an
segis to her breast with her left hand. Height, 52 i"-
160. Bronze segis of Bast. Height, 2§ in.
161. Upper part of a lapis-lazuli figure of Bast.
Height, f in.
162. Silver segis of Bast. Height, i^in.
The chief seat of the worship of the goddess Bast
was the city of Bubastis, where she was adored under
the form of a cat.
163. Silver figure of Bes. Length, -^g in.
164. Green and black glazed faience figure of the
god Bes S . Height, 2^ in.
165. Blue paste gilded figure of the god Bes.
Height, if in.
166. Blue paste gilded figure of the god Bes.
Height, 1 1 in.
167. Blue ^zzt^ faie7ice figure of the god Bes.
Height, xi in.
z 2
1 63 BRONZE, WOODEN, AND FAIENCE
168. Green glazed famice figure of the god Bes
^ wearing plumes. Height, i^ in.
169. Blue paste head of the god Bes.
Height, f in.
170—173. Green glazed /a.rwirt? pendent figures of
the god Bes. Height, H in-
174. Blue glazed faience figure of the god Bes.
Ptolemaic Period. Height, ii| in.
The worship of the god Bes was introduced into
Egypt at a very early date from Neter-taui ; he was
the god of music, pleasure, and war.
175. Bronze figure of the god Harpocrates,
wearing the disk and plumes ) Y y, and the lock of
hair on the right side of his head, emblematic of
youth. Height, 6 in.
He typified a form of the morning sun.
176. Green glazed faience pendent figure of the
god Harpocrates. Height, fin.
176a. Bronze figure of Harpocrates.
Height, 5^ in.
177. Blue glazed faience figure of Harpocrates;
Roman Period. Height, i^in.
FIGURES OF THE GODS. 1 69
Harpocrates, /.^., Heru-pa-khrat, >^ /^Cx ^j was
the son of Osiris and Isis, who was begotten by his
father after death ; he typified a form of the morning
sun.
178a. Bronze figure of Isis, seated upon a throne
and suckhng her child Horus. Height, 6^ in.
179. Bronze figure of Isis suckhng Horus.
Height, 6 in.
180. Green glazed faience figure of the goddess
Isis suckhng her child Horus. She wears the disk
and horns X^. Height, 3 in.
181.
Green glazed fa'ietue figure of Isis suckling
Horus.
Height, i^in.
182.
Green glazed famice figure of Isis suckling
Horus J
the goddess has disk and horns' upon her
head.
Height, 2 in.
183.
Green glazed fdietice figure of Isis suckling
Horus ,
the goddess has disk and horns upon her
head.
Height, 2 in.
184.
Green glazed faience figure of Isis suckling
Horus
the goddess has disk and horns upon her
head.
Height, i^^in.
lyo BRONZE, WOODEN, AND FAIENCE
185. Green glazed faience figure of Isis suckling
Horus ; the goddess has the ti crown on her head.
Height, 2^ in.
186. Light green glazed faience pendent figure of
the goddess Isis. Height, | in.
187. 188. Blue glazed pendent faience figures of
Isis suckling Horus. Height, | in.
The goddess Isis was the wife of Osiris, the god
and judge of the dead.
189. Bronze figure of Khensu-nefer-hetep.*
Height, 8| in.
The god Khensu-nefer-hetep IT J|
was worshipped chiefly at Thebes ; he typified a form
of the moon-god.
190. Upper part of a lapis-lazuli figure of Khnemu.
Height, I in.
The god Khnemu ^ ^v ^ % was the creator of
man, whom he fashioned on a potter's wheel ; the
chief seat of his worship was at Phila;, an island at
the southern end of the First Cataract.
* See Plate XXIII., No. i.
Plate XXII]
> V
->-:
2
Neith.
1
Khensu-nefer-hetep.
FIGURES OF THE GODS. 171
191. Blue glazed faience figure of the god Nefer-
Tmu. Height, 3 in.
192. Blue glazed faience figure of the god Nefer-
Tmu. Height, 2^ in.
193. Grayish-green glazed faience seated figure of
Nefer-Tmu. Height, i in.
Nefer-Tmu I ^ ^ V^ JJ was the son of Ptah
and Sechet or Bast.
194. Bronze figure of Neith.* Height, 9^ in.
The goddess Nit j], i.e., the "Shooter" or
"Weaver," was identified both with Mut and Hathor ;
the chief seat of her worship was at Sais.
195. Blue glazed faience figure of the goddess
Nephthys. Height, 2|in.
The goddess Nebt-het TT S J) > the Nephthys of
the Greeks, was the daughter of Seb and Nut, and
the wife of Set. In funeral scenes she stands at the
head of the bier of her brother Osiris, by whom,
according to one legend she became the mother of
Anubis.
* See Plate XXIII., No. 2.
172 BRONZE, WOODEN, AND FAIENCE FIGURES.
196, 197. Blue glazed fa'iejice kneeling figure of
the goddess Nut with outstretched wings ; she wears
on her head the disk and horns \^ . Around the
wings and figure are holes ^^'hereby it was sewn to
the bandage of the mummy. From Abydos.
Lengths, 9f in., yf in.
198. Blue ^d,zt(\ faience figure of the goddess Nut
having the double crown ^ on her head.
Height, i^in.
Nut, the goddess of the sky, was the wife of Seb,
and was the mother of Osiris, Isis, Set, Nephthys,
Anubis, Shu, and Tefnut.
199. Bronze figure of the god Osiris, the judge of
the dead and lord of the underworld. Height, lo in.
200. Bronze figure of Osiris wearing the afef crown
^f , and uraeus, and holding in his hands the
crook I , and flail ^\, emblems of sovereignty and
dominion. Height, 5 in.
201. Blue glazed faienee figure of Ptah-Seker-Ausar
wearing disk and horns ; this god was connected with
the resurrection. Height, i^ in,
202. Blue glazed faie/ice figure of Ptah-Seker-Ausar.
Height, if in.
Plata XXIV.
J
The Goddess Sekhet.
FIGURES OF THE GODS. 1 73
203. Blue ^d.zz^ faience figure of Ptah-Seker-Ausar.
Height, 1 5 in,
204. Blue g\:xzQd faience figure of Ptah-Seker-Ausar.
Height, li in.
205. Blue ^azed faience figure of Ptah-Seker-Ausar.
Height, i^ in.
206. Green glazed faience figure of Ptah-Seker-
Ausar. Height, I J in.
207. Dark blue glazed faience pendent figure ot
Ptah-Seker-Ausar. Height, x\in.
The triune god Ptah-Seker-Ausar P v ^ r| J\
was the god of the resurrection.
208. Blue gXsized faience figure of Ra with disk.
Height, I in.
209. Silver figure of Ra wearing the double crown
^- Height, I i in.
Ra ' ri[' ^^^ Sun-god, was probably the
first god worshipped in Egypt.
210. Seated bronze figure of the goddess Sekhei*
with urseus on her head ; the badly cut inscription
seems to indicate that it was a votive offering of
See plate XXIV.
2 A
174 BRONZE, WOODEN, AND FAIENCE
Peta-Ausar rj J\ . On the back of the throne
are cut a winged hawk with disk, holding plumes, and
a cluster of lotus flowers ; and on the side is the
emblem of the union of the two Egypts,
Height, I ft. lo^in.
211. Blue glazed faience figure of Sekhet standing
on two lions. Height, 45 in.
212. Blue glazed faience standing figure of Sekhet.
Height, 3I in.
213. Green ^liZt^ faience standing figure of Sekhet,
Height, 2\ in.
214. Green ^zz^^ faience standing figure of Sekhet.
Height, 2 in.
215. Green glazed figure of Sekhet. Height, if in.
216. Blue glazed faience standing figure of Sekhet.
Height, 1 1 in,
217. Green glazed faience figure of the goddess
Sekhet, Height, if in,
218. Blue glazed faience standing figure of Sekhet
having on her head disk, horns, and plumes.
Height, 2 1 in.
219. Blue glazed faience standing figure of Sekhet
having on her head disk, horns, and plumes.
Height, 2^ in.
FIGURES OF THE GODS
175
220.
Blue glazed fdietice standing
figure of Sekhet
having
Dn her head disk, horns, and
Dlumes.
Height, i|in.
221.
Blue glazed faience standing
figure of Sekhet
wearing
the double crown ^ ,
Height, 2g in.
222.
Blue glazed faience standing
figure of Sekhet
wearing
the double crown -u .
Height, 2 in.
223.
Blue glazed faience standing
figure of Sekhet
wearing
the double crown ^ .
Height, i| in.
224.
Green gXdiZed faience standing
figure of Sekhet
having ,
X uraeus over her forehead.
Height, 2j in.
225.
Green glazed faience Sekhet
with a kitten at
her feet
Height, I fin.
226.
Blue glazed faience standing figure of Sekhet
having a urceus over her forehead.
Height, if in.
227.
Green ^a.ztd faience standing
figure of Sekhet
having a urseus over her forehead.
Height, if in.
228.
Blue ^?iZQdi faience seated fig
ure of Sekhet.
Height, if in.
229.
Green glazed seated figure of Sekhet.
Height, i^ in.
230.
Blue ^a.ztd faience seated fig
ure of Sekhet.
Height, 2| in.
2 A 2
176
BRONZE, WOODEN
, AND FAIENCE
231.
Blue glazed /a/W/i;-^
seated figure of Sekhet.
Height, 2\ in.
232.
Blue glazed faience
seated figure of Sekhet.
Height, 2| in.
233.
Blue '^xzQd fa)'e?ice
seated figure of Sekhet.
Height, i-^in.
234.
Blue gldiZtd faience
seated figure of Sekhet.
Height, i-i^gin.
235.
Blue gisized faience
seated figure of Sekhet.
Height, xV in.
235a
. Blue glazed faience seated figure of the
goddess
Sekhet holding a sistrum. Height, 25 in.
236.
Bronze figure of the god I-em-hetep, holding
an opened roll of papyrus upon his knee.
Height, 3f in.
236.^
L. Bronze figure of ]
-em-hetep. Height, 6 in.
The god I-em-hetep L v:
V ^ J, thelmouthis
of the (
jreek writers, was the son of Ptah and Nut, j
and tlie
lord of medicine.
237.
Light green glazed pendent figure of the
goddess
Sekhet.
Height, -^ in.
237a. Bronze standing
figure of the goddess
Sekhet.
Height, 5^ in.
238.
Gilded lapis-lazuli 5
.landing figure of Sekhet.
Height, i|in.
FIGURES OF THE GODS. 1 77
239. Gilded lapislazuli seated figure of Sekhet
holding an utcJiat '^^ in her left hand.
Height, 1 1 in.
240. Blue glazed faietice figure of the goddess
Ta-urt ^\ , the Thoueris of the Greek writers,
wearing horns and disk X^. Height, 2|in.
241. Portion of a green glazed faience figure of the
goddess Ta-urt ^k . Height, 3^ in.
242. Blue glazed faience figure of the goddess
Ta-urt ^ , for fastening to the beadwork covering
of a mummy. Height, li in.
243. Light green glazed Thoueris wearing horns,
disk, and plumes on her head. Height, 2 in.
244. Blue glazed Thoueris wearing horns, disk,
and plumes on her head. Height, igin.
245. Whitish-yellow glazed Thoueris wearing horns,
disk, and plumes on her head. Height, i| in.
246. Lapis-lazuli pendent figure of Thoueris.
Height, ^ in.
247-250. The four children of Horus in white,
green, and black glazed /a/cz/rt?.
247. Amset, human-headed. Length, 4I in.
178
BRONZE, WOODEN, AND FAIENCE
248. Hapi, dog-headed. Length, 5 in.
249. Tuamautef, jackal-headed. Length, 5 in.
250. Qebhsennuf, hawk-headed. Length, 4^ in.
251. White, green and black glazed faience figure
of Amset. Length, 4I in.
252. White, green and black ^^.zt^ faience figure
of Tuamautef. Length, 5^ in.
253. Blue glazed faience plaque with a figure of
Tuamautef in relief. The edges are pierced with
holes for sewing it to the bandage of the mummy.
Length, 1 1 in.
254. White, green and black glazed /^/^z/r^ figure
of Qebhsennuf. Length, \\ in.
255. Green glazed /z/6V/<r^ standing figure of Hat-
mehit; she holds an utchat in her hands and has a
fish on her head. Height, 3I in.
256. Green glazed faience seated figure of Hat-
mehit ; on her head is a fish. Height, 2| in.
The goddess Hat-mehit ^^^ oc=>^ 8 (](] "^ J) was
the female counterpart of a form of the Sun-god (/>.,
"the living soul of Ra," ^ ^ ®
worshipped in Mendes.
257. Bronze figure of a double hawk-headed
deity (Heru-^uti?) wearing plumes. Height, a^in.
""^^^ wi )' ^^'^^° ^^''^s
FIGURES OF THE GODS.
179
258. Blue glazed faience seated figure of a hawk-
headed god wearing plumes ll|. Height, i in.
259. Dark green glazed /r?/6V/(-^ figure of a god.
Height, i^ in.
260. Dark green glazed faience figure of a god.
Height, i^in.
261. Silver head of a goddess with uraeus and
double crown V/ on her head. Height, i^ in.
262-266. Five %x{v2^ faience figures of gods.
Heights, \ in.-§ in.
267. Green glazed faience head of a pendent
figure of a god. Length, | in.
Nos. 268—
316.
BIRDS, BEASTS
, FISHES,
REPTILES,
ETC.,
SACRED TO THE GODS.
268.
Lapis-lazuU figure of a ram having four 1
leads.
Length,
i|in.
269,
Lapis-lazuli figure of a ram having four heads.
Length
, fin.
270.
Green glazed steatite ram couchant.
Length,
^in.
271.
Black painted plaster
figure of a ;
ackal.
sacred to Anubis.
Length,
3iin-
272.
Bronze cat, sacred to Bast, lady of Bu
Dastis.
Height,
S^iri-
273.
Blue ^u\zQ(\ faience cat.
Height
, 2 in.
274.
Blue glazed /<7/t7/^^ cat.
Height,
i;^ in.
275.
Blue glazed /a/tv/tv cat.
Height,
i\ in.
276.
Blue glazed /i.-.-tv/^j cat.
Height,
i^in
BIRDS, ETC., SACRED TO THE GODS. l8l
277. Blue ^d.zeA faience cat with kitten.
Height, 1^ in.
278. Blue glazed /r/^/w cat with kitten.
Height, i^ in.
279-281. Three blue and green glazed faie7ice
figures of a cat. Heights, | in. to -^ in.
282. Blue glazed faience mouse inscribed on the
basej^. Length, -i§j in.
283. Bluish-green glazed faietice mouse inscribed
on the base | ^ Ta-uat'-meri (?). Length, | in.
284. Green glazed steatite mouse inscribed on the
base with winged disk having pendent ursi and
VD' Length, i in.
285. Green glazed steatite mouse inscribed on
the base Unt ^^. Length, f in.
286. Green glazed steatite double mouse.
Length, \ in.
287. Green glazed steatite double figure of an
animal. Length, | in.
288. Blue ^diZt^ faience sow feeding.
Length, if in.
289. Blue ^zi^^ faience sow feeding.
Length, i^ in.
2 B
BIRDS, BEASTS, FISHES, ETC.,
290. Carnelian pendant: head of a lion.
Length, j\ in.
291. Blue g\a.zed fa'/e nee dog-headed ape, Aj, sacred
to Thoth. Height, 2 J in.
292. Bkie glazed faience figure of the dog-headed
ape of Thoth, having on his head crescent and disk.
Length, i| in.
293. Green glazed faience pendent dog-headed
ape. Height, | in.
294. Bronze dog-headed ape wearing crescent and
disk. Height, 3^ in.
295. Bronze shrew-mouse. Length, 3I in.
296. Rectangular bronze case for holding a mum-
mied shrew-mouse; on the top, supported by two
pillars, is a shrew-mouse in solid bronze.
Length, 2-^ in.
297. Bronze mummied cat case in the form of a
cat ; in the right ear is a gold earring.
Height, 6^' in.
298. P>ronzc case, pylon-shaped, for holding the
mvunmics of kittens ; on the top are two seated cats
ill solid bronze. Length, 4;^ in.
SACRED TO THE GODS. 1 83
299. Bronze ibis with the feather of Maat
Height, i^ in.
300. Lapis lazuU hawk with pierced projection on
the back whereby it was suspended to a collar.
Height, -^ in.
301. Head from a green basalt statue of an official,
XXVIth dynasty. Height, ii| in.
302. Green g\azed /a'/ence hawk, sacred to Horus,
having upon his head the double crown ^ .
Height, i^ in.
303. Green glazed steatite duck. On the base is
inscribed a cruciform ornament with four ursei.
Length, -| in.
304. Green glazed steatite duck. On the base is
inscribed a cruciform ornament with four ursei.
Length, yV in.
305. Green glazed steatite duck. On the base is
a device composed of ^ and lotus flowers.
Length, ^ in.
306. Carnelian duck. Length, ^^^ in.
307. Bronze urseus wearing disk and horns.
Height, 4I in,
308. Blue glazed faience frog inscribed on the
base " Bast, giver of life," ][ ^ A T" Bast (a anx-
Height, \ in.
lS4 BIRDS, ETC., SACRED TO THE GODS.
309. Green glazed faience frog
inscribed on the
base with a floral device.
Height, ^ in.
310. Mother-of-emerald frog.
Height, f in.
311. Blue glazed /rt/t'«r^ frog.
Length, \ in.
312. Green '^•Mt^ faience frog.
Length, | in.
313. Crystal frog.
Length, ^ in.
314. Carnelian frog.
Length, ^V i"-
315. Onyx frog.
Length, | in.
316. Green glazed steatite fish ;
on one side is
r\ iiiiiii
inscribed the name Amen-Ra [ /wvw^
i O 1
. Length, ^V in-
Nos. 317—833 and 1392— 1785.
SCARABS.
In the south of Egypt, and in Nubia particularly,
the traveller may frequently observe a greenish-black
or black beetle toiling up a sand-heap, and rolling
before it with its hind legs a ball, an inch and a half
or two inches in diameter, made of dirt, in which it
has wrapped its eggs. Naturalists have called this
beetle Scarabccus sacer, and they consider it to be
the type of Coprophagi or "dung-eaters." A remark-
able pecuHarity exists in the structure and situation
of the hind legs, for they are placed very close to the
end of the body, and when the beetle rolls its ball of
eggs along it seems as if it stands upon its head, and as
if its head is turned away from the ball. In this insect
the ancient Egyptians saw an emblem of the Sun-god,
who rolls his egg across the sky daily. Like him, it
was supposed to have produced itself, for all beetles
were males, and Horapollo and other writers affirm
that a female beetle never existed. It was said to be
lS6 SCARABS.
only-begotten because it was self-produced ; it repre-
sented ge?ieration because of its supposed acts ; and
father because it was engendered by a father only;
and world because in its generation it is fashioned in
the form of a world ; and man because there is no
female race among them. From the Egyptian in-
scriptions we now know that the beetle, which they
called O (I ^^ Khejberi;, was a symbol of the
god S <z:> (] Vfl "1 , who was the "father of the
gods," and the creator of all things which exist in
heaven and earth. He formed himself out of the
matter which he himself produced, and he was
identified with the night-sun at the moment when it
was about to rise for a new day, and thus typified
matter about to change its form of existence, or
matter about to come into existence, and resurrection
and new birth generally.
On the flat base of the scarab the Egyptians en-
graved hieroglyphic texts, the names of gods, kings,
priests, devices, etc. The funeral scarabs made of
green basalt form a distinct class, and are of great
interest. The finest examples are set in a gold
border and have a horizontal ])and of gold across the
back ; the division of the wings is marked by a band
of gold running at right angles to the horizontal band
SCARABS. 187
to the end of the body. Green basalt scarabs were
attached to the neck by gold or bronze wires, or
chains, and they were laid immediately over the
heart. The poorer classes of the Egyptians made
use of green or blue glazed faience scarabs, which
they either sewed upon the bandages, or fastened
into pylon-shaped pectorals which they laid upon the
breast of the dead. The green basalt scarab is
usually inscribed with the text of the 30th chapter
of the Book of the Dead, a composition which in its
rubric is said to be as old as the IVth dynasty. For
a running English translation of this chapter see
supra, p. 12, and for the hieroglyphic text from the
coffin of Nes-Amsu see p. 6 c ff.
317. Green basalt scarab in its original gilded
copper setting, inscribed with a version of chapter 30B
of the Book of the Dead. It is asserted that it
belonged to the mummy for whom the coffin without
name, which is described on pp. 30-41, was made;
parts of the characters in the first line, which con-
tains the name, are covered by the setting, but the
signs ~^ u ^\ ^ are clear. Length, 3 in.
318. Black stone funeral scarab made for the
scribe 6;^ /0 jwI Sa-Tehuti. It is inscribed with
i8S
SCARAB?.
the 30th chapter of the Book of the Dead, the text
of which as given upon it reads : —
il^i-^C^o^
f=ii)
rr~~^
A
^(j^Jr^^u
5
dm
J-ILl
2
111
I I
Length 2-^- in.
319. Green basalt scarab, inscribed with a faulty
text of parts of the 30th chapter of the Book of the
Dead. Length, 2\ in.
320. Green basalt scarab, uninscribed.
Length, if in.
SCARABS.
189
321. Large bluish-green glazed faience scarab with
outstretched wings, pierced on the edges with holes
whereby it was sewn to the outer bandage of the
mummy. From Abydos.
Length between the tips of the wings, ii^^^. in.
322. Large bluish-green glazed /a/^wf scarab with
outstretched wings, pierced on the edges with holes
whereby it was sewn to the outer bandage of the
mummy. From Abydos.
Length between the tips of the wings, 1 1 in.
323. Blue paste scarab pierced with seven holes
whereby it was sewn to the outer bandages of the
mummy. From Abydos.
Length, 3I in., width, if in.
324. Gxeen faience scarab, uninscribed, for attach-
ing to the bead-work of a mummy. Length, 2^ in.
325. Blue paste scarab, uninscribed, for attaching
to the bead-work of a mummy. Length, 2 in.
326. Brown composition scarab, uninscribed, for
attaching to the bead-work of a mummy.
Length, 2^ in.
327. Green glazed /f?/^ //a' scarab, uninscribed, for
attaching to the bead- work of a mummy.
Length, if in.
2 c
19° SCARABS.
328. Black terra-cotta scarab, uninscribed, for
attaching to the bead-work of a mummy.
Lengtli, if in.
329. Pair of blue glazed faience wings from a
scarab, for attaching to the bead-work of a mummy.
Length, 2\ in.
330. Blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed with
the name Amen [I . Length, | in.
331. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
r\ '"nil
the name Amen [I , and a hawk with outspread
wings. From Abydos. Length, tV in.
332. Yellow glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
Amen-Ra ( (] ' h. Length, -^-^ in.
333. Yellow glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
Length, | m.
Amen-Ra
334. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed Amen-
Ra
(11 ' ). Length, fin.
N I AVA/^^ I V
335. Blue paste scarab, inscribed Amen-Ra
). Length -j",- m.
SCARABS.
191
336. White marble cowroid, inscribed Amen-Ra
[ .^^/vN. From Abydos.
IQ 1
Length -— in.
337. Green glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed Amen-
Ra ( ' ' ®. From Abydos.
1 /"vWWN 1
Length, ^/^ in.
338. Green glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed Araen-
Ra 1 ,wwvx . t rom Abydos.
i O 1
Length, ^ in.
339. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed
Pi ,111111 i^
Amen-Ra 1 wwsa . From Abydos.
1 O 1
Length, ^% in.
340. Green glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed Amen-
Ra 1 /w.^ . From Abydos.
^ O 1
Length, y% in.
341. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Favoured of Amen-Ra," [ w^vaa v
1 O 1 ^l- i
Amen-Ea hes.
From Abydos.
Length, f in.
342. Green glazed steatite scarab.
inscribed Amen-
Ra I . From Abydos.
1 /VV^/\A 1
Length, | in.
343. Green glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed Amen-
Raf
( 1 1 0 ^ . From Abydos.
1 A/v^/^ K
Length, | in.
344. Green glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed Amen-
p> 1 1 1 M 11. Q
Ra I . Irom Abydos.
1 AA/V^/V\ 1
Length, ^^ i"-
2 c 2
192 SCARABS.
345. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed Amen-
Ra (I .wvwv . From Abydos. Length, | in.
346. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed
Amen-Ra ( (I ^wwaaM. Fro m Abydos. Length, i in.
347. Green glazed steatite scaraboid, inscribed
Amen-Ra f [1 ^^^ j . From Abydos. Length, | in.
G I
348. Black stone scarab on which traces of the
name Amen-Ra M ,,vwva remain. From Abydos.
101
Length, ^ in.
349. Rectangular green glazed steatite plaque,
pierced, inscribed Amen-Ra n /wwvN j. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
350. Lapis-lazuli scaraboid, inscribed Amen-Ra
. From Abydos. Length, -^\- in.
35L Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed Amen-
j^. nd±i^O Length, ^'L in.
I r///N. I
352. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
figures of the gods Amen, Ra, and Anubis ; above
arc two signs which may be [1 , Amen-Ra. From
Abydos. Length, \\ i'^-
SCARABS. 193
353. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Amen-Ra," etc. (| ^ Dn ■ From Abydos.
Length, ^V i"-
354. Liglit blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed
"Amen, the valorous one of all lands," (I >r^<C^
•—^ , Amen-xepes-taui. From Abydos. Length | in.
355. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed "Beau-
tiful lordj Amen," T _2^ [1 nefer 7ieh Amen. From
Abydos. Length, f in.
356. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
'' Libationer of Amen-Ra," / [J "^^^^ .
Length, -^ in.
357. Blue ^zzt^ faience scarab, inscribed ' ® ' '
I
Length f in.
358. Blue glazed _/t?/V//(r^ scarab, inscribed \^ J n
Length, | in-
359. Green glazed steatite scarab inscribed on the
base with a figure of Bes. From Abydos.
Length, i in.
194 SCARABS.
360. Green glazed steatite scaraboid, inscribed
Nvith a figure of the god Bes ^ . From Abydos.
Length, | in.
361. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with a
figure of the god Bes ^ . From Abydos. Length, | in,
362. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed with
a figure of the god Bes. From Abydos. Length, f in.
363. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a figure of Bes being adored by two apes, each of
which holds T in his foie-paws. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
364. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a figure of the god Bes & . From Abydos.
Length, ii in.
365. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a figure of the god Bes ^ . From Abydos.
Length, {} in.
366. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with a
figure of the god Bes. From Abydos. Length, -j^ in.
367. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with a
figure of the god J5es. From Abydos. Length, -j"^; in.
368. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with a
fi^^ure of the god l>cs. Iw-om Abydos. Length, | in.
SCARAHS. 195
369. Rectangular green glazed steatite plaque, set
in its original gold frame. On one side in relief is
Horus !^ , standing among lotus flowers, and faced
by Thoueris, who wears on her head X^ ', on the
p^ 1 fj;;^ ALT
other side is the legend S^^O ' ^ • trom Abydos.
Length, -^; in.
370. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Horus of the two lands " ^^ 1 1 Heru taui. From
Abydos. Length, -^^ in.
371. Green glazed steatite scarab, mounted in the
original gold frame, inscribed Maiit a • From
Abydos. Length, | in.
372. Green glazed/7/(?«r^ scarab, inscribed Khepera
( ^ )• From Abydos. Length, -^ in.
373. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the name of Unas TT, the last kmg of the Vth
dynasty, about B.C. 3300. From Abydos.
Length, /g in.
374. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed on
the one side with the prenomen of L-sertsen L
196
SCARABS.
0 C^mS^ \_J Ea-7iub-ka, and on the other with the
name Amen-hetep, [J — ^^. From Abydos.
Length, \ in.
375. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Usertsen I., O ni;;?! \_\ nub-ka-Rd,
king of Egypt about B.C. 2400. Length, ^V i'"'-
376. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
ff^^ Aiiab-Rd iiie?i id 7iefer men td df^Xi " Au-ab-
"y, " Ra, the stable one, the giver of life, the
I A JI A " stable one, the giver of happiness."
O From Abydos. Length, -j% in.
377. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Amen-hetep L, ^T R(i-tcheser-kat,
kmg of Egypt about B.C. 1660. From Abydos.
Length, \ in.
I
378. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
0 " Son of the Sun, beautiful god
^ " Tcheser-ka-Rd (Amen-hetep L),
/(\ " giver of life and power. All life
" [to him], and all happiness, and all
good luck, and all stability."
From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
\\ M
u
1 A a r,r
SCARABS. 197
379. Green glazed steatite scarab, in its original
ring, inscribed with a sphinx and ]Ig[)| ) neter
nefer Madt-ka-Ra, "Beautiful god, Maat-ka-Ra"
(Hat-shepset (?)). From Abydos.
Length, -^-^ in. ; diameter of ring, i^g in.
380. Yellow glazed steatite scarab, inscribed on
the base with the prenomen of Thothmes I., the
" beautiful god," ^ J {^^ % U] . Length f in.
381. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed on the
base I T ^^ r© tiii^ g \ " Beautiful god, lord of
the two lands, Ra-men-kheper " {i.e., Thothmes IIL,
king of Egypt about B.C. 1550). Length, | in.
382. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed on the
base with winged disk and ursei, and a cartouche con-
taining the prenomen of Thothmes IIL, [ G 1^^^^ ^ J
The cartouche is supported by two urasi on each side.
Length, \ in.
383. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed on the
base with urreus, I^^, "Beautiful Horus," and the
prenomen of Thothmes III. On the back is in-
scribed ] I ( O i"^"^^ ^ ] ' " Beautiful god, Ra-men-
kheper." Length, | in.
3 D
tqS scarabs.
384. Green glazed scarab, inscribed on the base
with a lion-headed sphinx, and "1 T ^^ Cq ^^^^^ gl
f\ mint jT-s I V ■ ... ' V_ ^
(I "^OlL, " Beautiful god, lord of the two worlds,
Ra-men-kheper, beloved of Amen-Ra."
Length, f in.
385. Green stone scarab, inscribed on the base
with the prenomen of Thothmes III.
Length, ^ in.
G
386. Dark blue glazed steatite scarab, in- /^~^
scribed with the prenomen of Thothmes IIL,
Men-kheper-Rd, king of Egypt about B.C. 1550,
and with spirals. From Abydos. \ "' )
Length, II in. ^^-^^
387. Green glazed steatite oval plaque, pierced :
on the one side is an utchat ^g in relief, and on
the other the prenomen of Thothmes IIL, 0
Men-kheper-Ed, and flowers. From Abydos. S
Length, | in. %
SCARABS. 199
388. Green glazed steatite scarab, in- ^-^
scribed with the prenomen of Thothmes III. f \
On each side of the feathers is an urasus, r"^^^^
and on each side of the cartouche Maat
From Abydos. Length, i^ in.
\^
v_2
389. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Thothmes III., [ OiljfiJi ^ j, and
It
^^^^ ■''^dL (J heq Vast jieb xepei ?>ieri
Amen, "prince of Thebes, lord of might, beloved of
Amen." From Abydos. Length, | in.
390. Green glazed steatite scarab inscribed with
CO
the prenomen of Thothmes III., '— ^ Men-kheper-Ra.
From Abydos. Length, \ in.
391. Green glazed steatite scarab, in- n ^^Q ^
scribed with the prenomen of Thothmes III., l /^
Men-kheper-Rd. From Abydos.
Length, \ in.
392. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
four urcei, having their tails interlaced ; in each
space is the prenomen of Thothmes III., [ CO r^^ ^ jj.
From Abydos. Length, f in.
2 D 2
200 SCARABS.
393. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a sphinx, winged serpent, and prenomen of Thoth-
mes III.
t^
between urcei. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
394. Brown glazed steatite scarab, in-
scribed with the prenomen of Thothmes III. T^ gi ^^
between winged beetles. From Abydos. _ .„> ^
Length, f m. ^^
395. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
O
the prenomen of Thothmes III., ^-^^ . To the
beetle ursei are attached. From Abydos.
Length, {^ in.
396. Green glazed steatite scarab, in- i \
scribed with the prenomen of Thothmes III.,
and winged disk. From Abydos.
Length, i^ in.
397. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
0
the prenomen of Thothmes III., "tt^ ; the beetle is
winged and has pendent ursei. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
"""
SCARABS.
CO
398. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Men-xeper-Rd neb sed, " Men-kheper-Ra,
lord of the thirty-year festivals." From
Abydos. Length, f in.
399. Green glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed with the prenomen of Thoth-
mes III., etc. From Abydos.
Length, ii in.
T i^ T
400. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the crown ^^^ , and with the prenomen of Thoth-
mes IIL, ''TT^ which is placed between uraei. From
Abydos. t^
v^ y Length, | in.
401. Green glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed with the prenomen of Thoth-
mes IIL, etc. From Abydos.
0
CIS
Length, 4 in.
) i?
402. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
with the figure of a man kneeling in adora-
tion before the prenomen of Thothmes IIL,
and with a winged urteus. From Abydos.
Length, } ;; in.
SCARABS.
403. Green glazed steatite scarab, in- f ^
scribed with the prenomen of Thothmes III.
which is placed between ursei. Below is the
emblem of " myriads of years," MM > resting \J' J
upon |%5c^ , and between the two palm branches are
the signs [1 | | df hrd, " Hail to thee." From
Abydos. Length, f in.
404. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a sphinx ^^^, and^, "stability," from each side
of which springs an urseus iL . The legend reads :
( O ilfilfi ^ I ===== Men-xeper-Rd Jieb taut, "Men-
kheper-Ra, lord of the north and south." From
Abydos. Length, f in.
405. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
O
the prenomen of Thothmes in.,/ww^, and two winged
disks with pendent ursei, -^i,. From Abydos.
Length, /^ in.
406. Green glazed steatite scarab, in-
scribed with the prenomen of Thothmes
in. From Abydos. Length, | in.
Q
O
SCARABS. 203
407. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a sistrum surmounted by the prenomen of Thoth-
I ®
mesIIL, |t^
; from each side of the handle springs
an uraeus ^ . From Abydos, Length, fi- in.
408. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
O
the prenomen of Thothmes III., "-^ , the " beautiful
god," I T neter nefer. From Abydos.
Length, ^in.
409. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
0
the prenomen of Thothmes III., "^^^^ , and a winged
disk. From Abydos. w
Length, iin.
410. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed,
" Beautiful god, lord of the north and south," Men-
X^per-Rd I I ^^ ' [ { ■''^.'•^ ^ I . From Abydos.
Length, | in.
411. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed with
O
the prenomen of Thothmes III., "^y^ Men-xeper-Rd.
From Abydos. w
Length, % in.
204 SCARABS.
412. Rectangular steatite plaque, pierced. On
one side are a human-headed lion and the legend
I
I ® I
ra , " Beautiful god, lord of the north
and south, Men-kheper-Rd:' On the other is a figure
of the king holding j . Before him are the signs
ej\ III till /7\
, men \eper, and the name \\ Amen-
Ed. On each edge is a figure of the god t/| Menthu.
From Abydos. Length, ii in.
413. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Thothmes III., f;^, Men-xeper-Rd.
From Abydos. ^
Length, ^ in.
414. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
tiie prenomen of Thothmes IIL, m,,',,.^ , and with
"double good luck," Tt.
From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
415. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
CO
the prenomen of Thothmes IIL, ^^^ , and urasi.
From Abydos. w
Length, f in.
SCARABS. 205
416. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
O
the prenomen of Thothmes III., (1 ^^^ , etc. From
Abydos. w
Length, | in.
417. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with the
prenomen and titles of Thothmes III., 1 (
" king of the north and south, the lord '
of the world, Men-xeper-Ray From
Abydos. Length, i| in.
418. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Thothmes III., ,®, , and with
winged disks having pendent ursei. ^
From Abydos. Length, fin.
419. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Thothmes III., and f ?1 ® f? T
"there is double Maat and two-fold 0_i^J__0
happiness with Kheper-Ra, the lord." ( ©^^^J
From Abydos. ^3^7
Length, | in.
420. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Thothmes III., © , etc., and
" lord, maker of creation,"
From Abydos. Length, \ in.
2 £
2o6 SCARABS.
421. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Thothmes III., f C-^ t^^^ ^ | , and
" life," -V- . From Abydos. Length, f in.
422. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Thothmes III., O . From
Abydos. Length, f in. ^
423. Green glazed rectangular steatite plaque,
inscribed on one side with the prenomen of Thoth-
mes IIL,
of Thothmes IIL and Rd-Madt Rd-men-setep-en-Rd,
O j, and on the other with the prenomen
o
o
0 \J) ^vwwN • From Abydos.
Length, | in.
424. Rectangular green glazed steatite plaque,
pierced, and inscribed on one side with the prenomen of
O
Thothmes IIL, ^^.^, and winged disk with pendent
ursei, and on the other with a hand c-^'-^. From
Abydos. Length, \ in.
SCARABS. 207
425. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figure of Thothmes III. slaying an enemy with
a club ; by the side of his feet is his dog. Behind
him is his prenomen, ^^^ , and before him is X37,
1^1 I
"Amen, my lord." From Abydos. Length | in.
426. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
„Z ^11"^"^ '' Men-xeper-Rd (Thothmes III.),
beautiful god, lord of every land." From Abydos.
Length, -^ in.
427. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figure of a kneeling king ; in his right hand he
holds jp\ , and in the left j , and on his head is the
crown. The legend reads, O r"^^^ m ^^1:7 ' ' ' "
^' Men-xeper-Rd, lord of the North and South."
From Abydos.
Length, -^ in.
428. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed on one
O
■I 1 1 1 1 1 r.
side with the prenomen of Thothmes IIL, ' ' , be-
tween feathers and ursei, and on the other with four
uraei. From Abydos. Length, -{-^ in.
2 E 2
2o8 SCARABS
429. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a crocodile, and with the legend | I ( © i"^^^ ^ 1 ,
"Beautiful god, Men-x^per-Rd." P'rom Abydos.
Length, y^ in.
430. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" King Men-xeper-Ra.'^ From Abydos.
Length, | in.
43L Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with a
sphinx wearing the _j^tt crown, Ra Jj , (0 j^^^^ % j
Men-xeper-Rd^H-^^^^^ the "living Horus," and If.
Abydos. Length, \\ in.
432. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
O "Beautiful god, Mefi-yeper-Rd. From
1 /^ Abydos. Length, f in.
433. Green glazed steatite scarab, in its original
copper ring, inscribed with the figure of Thothmes IIL,
and the legend | '^^z:^ <=== U^ , "The god, the
I Us
lord of the world, Men-xeper-Ra." From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
SCARABS. 209
434. Green glazed steatite scaral), inscribed
CO O
^ /^ and Mt. •¥* m> , i-e.., with prenomens of
Thothmes III., and " May the two Horus gods live " !
From Abydos. Length, \ in.
435. Green glazed steatite hollow-work
plaque ; on one side are the prenomen of
Thothmes III., winged urtei, and spiral orna-
ments, and on the other figures of Ra and
Isis.
Length, i^ in.
436. Green glazed faience scarab, inscribed
O
"1 I "^^^^ , " Beautiful god, Afen-xeper-Rdr
® Length, y^ in-
O
437. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed with
the prenomen of Thothmes III.,
O
Diameter, | in.
438. Green glazed steatite circular object, in-
O
scribed with the prenomen of Thothmes III., '— — ' .
Diameter, -^-^ in
2IO SCARABS.
439. Rectangular, green glazed steatite plaque,
pierced. On one side are inscribed a figure of the
god Ptah H in a shrine, and the legend, T ft
[<^ ^ i 1 ' " Beautiful Ptah, Aa-xeperii-Rd " {i.e.,
Amen-hetep II., king of Egypt, about B.C. 1450), and
on the other a figure of the king holding a hatchet |
in the right hand and a shield in the left ; by his
side is his prenomen [ ^^0_, S ' ]• On one edge is
inscribed tI^> "Giver of beautiful life," and on
the other an urasus j/^ , and an ur^us twined round
a sceptre \ . From Abydos. Length, f in.
440. Blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed with
O
the prenomen of Thothmes II., ^^ Aa-^eper-Rd,
king of Egypt, about B.C. 1550. From Abydos.
Length, \ in.
441. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed on
the base with the prenomen of Amen-hetep III.,
ro^''^:z:7j, Neh-Madt-Ra, king of Egypt, about
B.C. 1500. Modern imitation. Length, ^ in.
SCARABS.
211
442. Cobalt blue glazed steatite
scarab, inscribed with the prenomen
of Amenophis III., and with the name
of his wife Thi, "Beautiful god,
Neb-Maat-Ra, royal wife Thi." From
Abydos. Length, \\ in.
443. Blue glazed faience ring with
rectangular bezel of same substance,
having two cartouches in hollow-
work, XVIIIth dynasty. From Tell
el-Amarna.
Diameter, i| in. \^j \~\)
444. Green glazed steatite scaraboid, inscribed
.,fi?,, » '' Men-peh-peh-Rd'' (Rameses I.?). From
|N^ Abydos. Length, f in.
445. Blue ^d^z^d. faience plaque. Obverse, lion
and prenomen of Seti L, fo ^ eff^l Men-Madt-Ra,
king of Egypt, about b.c. 1400; reverse, winged
uraei wearing disks, and prenomen of Seti I.
Length, f in.
446. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
I T f O ll liiiif^ J neter nefer Men-A/adt-Rd, " Beauti-
2 I 2 SCARABS.
fill god, Men-Maat-Ra" (Seti I.). On each side of
the cartouche is [l , and below it is the collar ^^?.
From Abydos. Length, -^ in.
447. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Rameses II., © ]Oiv_X C/sr-
I V^ AAAA/*A
xepcr-Rd-setep-en-Ra, king of Egypt, about b.c. 1330.
From Abydos. Length, \ in.
448. Green glazed steatite tablet, inscribed with
the figure of Rameses II., 0 1* if) ^^^^~" O Usr-Madt-
Rd-setep-en-Rd adormg Ptah and Sekhet. From
Abydos. Length, \% in.
449. Green glazed steatite scarab, set O
in its original bronze ring, inscribed,
" Rameses (II.), beloved of Amen, be- -P=r i^
loved of Ra, subduer of all eastern lands." ° ° ^^^^^
From Abydos." "vZ^
Length, \ in.
450. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
part of the prenomen of Rameses II. (?), ii^O
Usr-Madt-Rd. From Abydos. Length, |- in.
SCARABS. 213
451. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a scene wherein Rameses II. (?) stands in the presence
of the god Ptah |fl ; above is the legend, O | ^j)
Usr-Madt-Ra, From Abydos. Length, | in,
452. Rectangular blue glazed steatite plaque,
pierced. On one side, in relief, are a cartouche and
K , and on the other | ^ O Usr-Mdat-Rd. From
Abydos. Length, | in.
453. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Osorkon II., | O %/) '"'^ Usr-Madt-
Rd-setep [A]men-Rd, king of Egypt, about B.C. 860.
From Abydos. Length, -/g in.
454. Yellow glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
I T \ZZ7 """"". " Beautiful god, lord of the two
lands." Length, y^g in.
455. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with the
name Pepa, a high court official, V^ "O Yr* ^
art at abu Pepd, Vlth dynasty. From Abydos.
Length lyL in.
2 F
214 SCARABS.
456. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed /"^^
ab Anien-Rd^ " priest of Amen-Ra." From H ....v^..
Abydos. Length, /g in. r-—,
457. Light green ^a.zt6. faience pendant, inscribed
on the reverse : —
^2 - - :i
Sexet aa meri Ptah meri
Sekhet, greatly beloved, of Ptah beloved.
On the obverse is a faded prenomen of a king with
his titles. XXVIth dynasty. From Gizeh.
Length, 2| in.
458. Cobalt h\\xt faience scarab, inscribed I q ^^v
sufen sa Iferu, "royal son, Horus." From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
459. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
-9 f^^n)
O '^^. sa Rd men. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
460. Green glazed faience scarab, inscribed
O
.uuxi -^ '' Men-maut-Rd.'' Modern imitation
Length, | in.
SCARABS. 2 I 5
461. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed C^
sa Rd men. From Abydos. Length, -^-^ in. -^O
462. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
Heru sa, " Horus protects," or " under the protection
of Horus." From Abydos. Length, fin.
463. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the head of Horus wearing plumes and uraeus and
T ne/er. From Abydos. Length, y\ in.
464. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed M^
Beru )iuh, " golden Horus." From Abydos.
Length, yV in.
465. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed J^^
Heru-neb-Madt, " Horus, the lord of right and truth."
From Abydos. Length, f in.
466. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^
Heru nub-peh. From Abydos. Length, y\- in. P^
f)
467. Greenish-gray stone oval, inscribed r
From Abydos. Length, y\ in.
2l6 SCARABS.
468. Polished green basalt oval, inscribed
From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
469. Green glazed steatite scarab in its original
gold frame, inscribed \\J)^ Madt{}). From Abydos.
Length, ^in.
470. Light blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed
^ ^ Nii em sa, '• Neith is the protectress." From
1^1 5^ Abydos. Length, i in.
47L Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed 0 1
^^\ ? hes x^nsu em Vast, "favoured of Khonsu in
Thebes." From Abydos. Length, -fin.
472. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed 1
^|n^ r '=Wh x^fis^i em Vast sa, " Under the protection
of Khonsu of Thebes." From Abydos.
Length, -| in.
473. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed 1
' X'?«-$'?^ em sa, " Khonsu protects." From
Abydos. Length, f in.
SCARABS. 217
474. Green glazed steatite scarab, set in its original
bronze ring, inscribed with Ra j^, a ram wearing the
crown M§i 5 and a winged uraeus. From Abydos.
Length, || in. Diameter, lyVi"-
475. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed " the
lord Amen," ^^ fieb Amen, or " Ra-Amen." From
Abydos. Length, ^-^'m.
476. Lapis-lazuh scarab, inscribed ^^j;;^ 7?^-^ z?/<?«-
peh. From Abydos. ^
Length, \ in.
477. Green glazed steatite scarab, mscribed
Rd-Heru. From Abydos. Length \ in.
478. Light green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
w\ Rd-Heru. From Abydos. Length, \ in.
479. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed with
Q ^uxmi, Rd-men, and WU . From Abydos.
Length, | in.
480. Green glazed steatite scaraboid with the
inscription f ! i?<7 ;/^'r, "Beautiful Ra," surrounded
by a spiral ornament. From Abydos.
Length, -j^in.
2l8 SCARABS.
481. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
j«, Rd-x€pera and winged ur?ei. From Abydos.
Length, -^-^ in.
482. Brown glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
i^R'-'^ X^A'^^' between two V crowns. From Abydos.
Length, ^in.
483. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed >0^
" May Amen open the year happily." From LOJ;
Abydos. Length, ^V i"- f g J
484. Lapis-luzuli scarab, inscribed (F^^ ap Amen
\%\
renpit fiefer, " May Amen open the year happily."
From Abydos. Length, f in.
. . ^' .
485. Blue paste oval, inscribed (S^ ap Amen
renpit nejer, " May Amen open the year happily."
From Abydos. Length, -^^ in.
486. Green glazed steatite cartouche, inscribed
vy up Auset renput neb, " May Isis open all [your]
' ^ ' years happily." From Abydos. Length, t^- in.
SCARABS. 219
487. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
X^ 3 ^^ I ''/ ^^^^P^t ^'"^ 'Klf^fi " ^lay [your] year
open happily." From Abydos. Length, \ in.
488. Green basalt oval, inscribed X ap renpit
I 6
nefer^ " A happy New Year [to youj." From Abydos.
Length, yV '"•
489. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed 0 %>
hes Rd, " favoured of Ra." From Abydos.
Length, f in.
490. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
\ I '^^^^P' / ' hcs-a neb Madt, "I am favoured by the
lord of Maat." From Abydos. Length, \ in.
491. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed 0
hes Madt^ "favoured of Maat." From Abydos.
Length, -^V in.
492. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed 0 stjj
\ hes Madt nieri Madt, " favoured of Maat, beloved
of Maat." From Abydos. Length, | in.
493. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed „a
hes neb Vast, " favoured by the lord of Thebes. ^i
From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
SCARABS.
494. Polished green stone oval, in its ||
original gold setting, inscribed " Heru-meri- i i
s-Maat, favoured of Bast." From Abydos.
Length, y\ in.
495. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed
5 |(?) . From Abydos. Length, -j^ in.
O
496. Lapis-lazuli scarab, inscribed ¥ •¥■ i£^^
sa dnx »iaat Amen, " There is protection and life in
the eye of Amen," or " There is protection and life
when Amen watcheth." From Abydos.
Length, W in.
497. Green glazed steatite scarab, set in the
original gold frame, inscribed ¥ T- -^3-^^. "There
is protection and life in the eye of Amen." From
Abydos. Length, W in.
498. Lapis-lazuli scarab inscribed V ■¥■ ^qJ.
"There is protection and life in the eye of Amen."
From Abydos. Length, | in.
SCARABS. 221
499. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
Y •¥■ <s>- ]~dS, " There is protection and life in the
eye of Amen." From Abydos. Length, ^V i"-
500. Red stone oval, inscribed ■<2>- " There is
protection and life in the eye of Amen." From
Abydos. Length, ^ in.
501. Lapis-lazuli scarab, inscribed ^= " The eye
of Amen is without fear," or "Where Amen watcheth,
there is no fear," or " Amen watcheth, fear not."
From Abydos. Length, ^\ in.
502. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed
" The eye of Amen is without fear. From ^=
Abydos. Length, -/-g in. ^^
503. Green glazed steatite scaraboid, inscribed
Ij^ " Amen watcheth every day." From Abydos.
G I Length, T?a in.
504. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Amen watcheth every day." From Abydos. ^^
Length, ^% in. ^3^
2 G
222 SCARABS.
505, Dark blue glazed steatite oval, pierced,
inscribed f^"^ " Amen watcheth every day." From
Abydos. ^^
v/ Length, ^ in.
506. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Amen watcheth every day." From Abydos. ^^
Length, ^V in. ^^37
507. Lapis-lazuli scarab, inscribed f^^ "Amen
watcheth every day." From Abydos. © i
Length, | in.
508. Lapis-lazuli scarab, inscribed -^^ ''Amen
watcheth every day." From Abydos. © i
Length, VV in.
509. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Amen watcheth over Tattu." From Abydos.
Length, ^V in.
510. Green glazed steatite scaraboid, inscribed
LQi Af/ien x^^P sehui. From Abydos.
Length, -/^ in.
511. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
|^£^ Amen x^^'P sehui. From Abydos.
Length, -^V in.
SCARABS. 223
512. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^\^
Amen x^fp . . . . sa. From Abydos. y
Length, |- in
513. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
^0<^ Amen ha en an sent. PVom Abydos.
V- Length, -^\ in.
514. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
|X)J; Amen ha en an sent. From Abydos.
w Length, \\ in.
515. Lapis-lazuli scarab, inscribed "Amen-hetep,
\~Q^ Prince of Thebes." From Abydos. ,
=%' Length, \\ in.
9 I 5.16
516. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed \OA
Amen ud mer nier-s. From Abydos. ^^^x!
Length, | in. -^=^
517. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed IXli
Amen mer mer-s. From Abydos . "■==ac.
Length, ^V in- ^^S
2 G
2 24 SCARABS.
518. Light green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
IXl^ Amen x^P^s efi ua. From Abydos.
/www Length, f in.
519. Light green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
LQ^ Amen x^p^^ ^n ud. From Abydos.
"^^ Length, i in.
520. Brown glazed steatite scaraboid, inscribed
\Xl^, Affien x^P^^ ^^ "^- From Abydos.
A-^wv^ Length, y\- m.
521. Green glazed steatite scaraboid, inscribed
^^ Amefi x^/f/ en ua. From Abydos.
,^=£_ Length, | in.
522. Light green glazed scaraboid, inscribed Ixii
Atnen x^A-j' en ud. From Abydos. ,? ■;i:a
Length, ^ m. ^^_^
523. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed lXXJ>
Amen x^A-^ (^'i 2^". From Abydos. f\::z2
Length, ^ in. _^
\
SCARABS.
225
524. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ICiS
Amen x^P^^ <?« ^/«- From Abydos.
Length, -^-^ in.
525. Blue glazed steatite oval, inscribed .U:i>
Ajiien x^P^^ en ud. From Abydos. <'^^^
Length, -jZg in. ^<:5-
526. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed jL^^^
Amen x^pes en ud. From Abydos,
Length, f in.
527. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed Q i^^c
het' man Amen. From Abydos. Length, | in.
528. Lapis-lazuli cartouche, inscribed /) S^
Length, | in.
Aef man Amen. From Abydos.
529. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed /) j^w
hef maa Amen. From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
530. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed A
het' Amen hetep. From Abydos. Length, y\ in. ic\}>
=^=
531. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
n \~0^, r-^ het' Amen hetep From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
2 26 SCARABS.
4
532. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^^5
het' Amen hetep. From Abydos. Length, \ in.
533. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^^
het' Amen hetep. From Abydos. Length, -J-^ in.
534. Light green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
(\ ^^^ <^^ het' ?naa Amen. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
535. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
het' ma t'efaij). From Abydos. Length, fin.
536. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed Q O
het' x^P^^- Length, -^-^ m
537. Lapis-lazuli cartouche, inscribed Q (?) ^--^ .
From Abydos. Length, f in.
538. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
|. From Abydos. Length, y'V ^"•
539. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^^-^
sal) Amen-hetep. From Abydos. U^
Length, f^ in. ^^^
SCARABS. 227
540. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ferv
sab Amen-hetep. From Abydos. <^^
Length, \\ in.
541. Lapis-lazuli scarab, inscribed r^^ du ab
m Abydos. y I
Length, lin. ^1(?)
Amen em neterij). From Abydos. y \
542. Lapis-lazuli scarab, inscribed J^ an ab
Amen em neteri^). From Abydos. O I
Length, y^-^ in. ^ "1 (?j
542a. Green basalt oval, inscribed c. ^zw^x ''^^'^
Amen. From Abydos. <2>-
Length, ^ in.
542b. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed gl
amax fnaa Amen. From Abydos. -C2>-
Length, fin.
543. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed .^^
aw<zx ^''^^ Amen. From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
2 28 SCARABS.
544. Green glazed steatite scaraboid, inscribed
^= Amefi dri (?) nefer seni, " Amen is the
^ (jj of happy travelling." From Abydos.
"5^ Length, f in.
545. Lapis-lazuli scarab, inscribed ^ T Amen
art (?) nefer sent, " Amen is the of happy
travelling." From Abydos. Length, -^ in.
546. Rectangular steatite plaque, pierced ; on one
side is inscribed an ntchat ^^ and on the other
f-~Qj Amen ari(J) nefer sejn, "Amen is the .... of
T happy travelling." From Abydos,
>^ Length, f in.
547. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed jLOJ
Amen art (7) nefer sem, "Amen is the of
happy travelling," From Abydos, -<--_,^
Length, \\ in,
548. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed -^^
" Where there is the eye of Amen is no fear." ■JTJ
From Abydos. Length, | in. ^3'
SCARABS. 229
549. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
^^^ " Where there is the eye of Amen is no fear."
' ^' From Abydos. Length, y'g '"•
550. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed -^^
maa Amen From Abydos. -v ^
Length, \\ m. ^;;;;^
551. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the sign for " good luck " surrounded by annules
O T ©
O 0 O ; on the back is a smaller scarab in relief.
©o©
From Abydos. Length, -jSg- in.
552. Green glazed steatite scaiaboid, inscribed
with the name " Khepera " and " two-fold good luck,"
TOT. From Abydos. Length, f in.
553. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
"Beautiful is the double Maat," j] 1 R . From Abydos.
Length, ^in.
554. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
15555. From Abydos. Length, J^ in-
555. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed or2
From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
2 H
230 SCARABS.
556. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
"good luck," T , surrounded by spirals. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
557. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed
( A f/n ) ■ ^"^^"^ Abydos. Length, ^V i"-
558. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the emblem of " good luck " surrounded by four
emblems of " gold " fj 1 [I • From Abydos.
fw^ Length, i in.
559. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
"good luck," I, and illegible signs. From Abydos.
Length, /^ in.
560. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
jjj with the name of " Khepera/' and
<—-> O <-—> emblems of 'life, good luck,
I n ! etc. From Abydos. Length, -^\ m.
561. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
V|S|l| with emblems of "stability," "good
luck," "gold," and the crown of the North. From
Abydos. Length, | in.
SCARABS. 231
562. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the emblem of " stability "
From Abydos.
Length, ^\ in
563. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the emblem of " stability"
/] S^t^^ • From Abydos.
^^^ Length, -^ in.
564. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the emblem of " stability " between two crowns of the
North, \/ n*^. From Abydos. Length, y% in.
565. Cobalt blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed
^ J\ . From Abydos. Length, -^^ in.
0
566. Yellow glazed steatite plaque, pierced. On
the one side, in relief, is inscribed tf %^ Tet Rd, and
on the other a clump of lotus flowers. From Abydos.
Length, y^ in-
567. Blue glazed steatite cartouche, inscribed on
one side with the emblems of "beautiful life,"-T'T,
and on the other with \n\. From Abydos.
Length, \\ in.
2 H 2
232 SCARABS.
568. Green glazed steatite scarab, "^^ , ,,,„^^
inscribed with the emblems of "life," ~~Z ^
"good luck," etc. From Abydos. "Till
Length, y\ in.
569. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed "the
beautiful utchat" T ^^ nefer utchaf. From Abydos.
Length, h in.
570. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed T
with the emblems of "good luck" surrounded *=>
by annules and spirals. From Abydos. A
Length, ^ in.
571. Yellow glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
1 ■?■ 1 ^ -^ J^^^T ^S^- F'^o"'^ Abydos.
Length, f in.
572. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed <^
with the emblems of "life," "growth," and ^
two crowns of the North. From Abydos. H i'=i
Length, -^-g in.
573. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed JL"?"4-
with the emblems of " life " and " fresh youth." .2- 1 .2-
From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
SCARABS. 233
574. Green glazed steatite scarab, rZ^ ^
inscribed with the emblem of " life "in [j\ I T j [gX
an oval supported on a winged disk ; ^^ ^^
on each side is an urseus. Below are ? 0 T 0 ?
the emblems of "life," "good-luck," U XA>
" fresh youth," etc. From Abydos. Length, f in.
575. Light green glazed/aire«ir^ cartouche, inscribed
on one side 0 Anx-Amen, and on the other ^
xeper-hetep. From Abydos. Length, y\ in.
576. Lapis-lazuU scarab, inscribed "There is Hfe
through Osiris," ir ^^ © J • From Abydos.
Length, y^ in-
577. Green glazed steatite oval, pierced, inscribed
"life and all protection," -¥■ Y . From AlDydos.
Length, -^^ in.
578. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
T^v^l- From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
579. Light green glazed/a/^;/^<? scaraboid, inscribed
" all life," T ^ dnx neb. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
2 34 SCARABS.
580. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed
with the emblem of " life," etc. From Abydos. •¥-
Length, f in. x:;
581. Green glazed steatite double scarab, inscribed
"life," -p a«X- From Abydos. Length, f in,
582. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
"life," -T" d7ix, and lotus buds. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
583. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed with
the emblem of " growth," 'W . From Abydos.
Length, -/-j i"-
584. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the emblem of "growth" and a winged beetle,
ilf . From Abydos. Length, f in.
585. Black stone cowroid, inscribed with the
emblems of "growth," "life,"^-?-, double spiral,
etc. From Abydos. Length, \\ in.
O
586. Molher-of-emerald cowroid, inscribed
From Abydos. Length, \ in. n n^
SCARABS. 235
587. Green glazed steatite scarab, V I T Js V
inscribed with the emblems of "life," -^ Q
"good luck," etc. From Abydos. Length, | in.
588. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^^
;//(?// /ner mer-s. From Abydos. Length, y-g in. 1=1
589. Lapis-laziili cartouche, mscribed -^=x
From Abydos. Length, § in. ^^'
590. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed -^^^r
From Abydos. Length, ^ in. W
591. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed '^ §
neter iet mer Amen. From Abydos. ^ — 1
592. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed [I
1 A^^^/■A^
Length, § in. kPj
ab, ir
■¥■ I Amen dn^ s\enb\ From Abydos
Length, -^^ in.
593. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed <! n fi
Amen dux ^^^^*' Amen. From Abydos. Length, f in.
594. Lapis-lazuli scarab, inscribed O si] I J^d
A/ndf nefer nub. From Abydos. Length, % in.
236 SCARABS.
595. Blue g\a.zed fa'/ence scarab, inscribed r^;;;;;^
Nub-Madt i^)-Ra From Abydos. Length, \ in.
596. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
[) \^ and a winged disk. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
597. Light green glazed scarab, inscribed -n- .
From Abydos. Length, \ in. ^^^^^^
598. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed fr.,.,.
From Abydos. Length, \ in. '^^^
599. Semi-transparent dark green stone m >^i^ a
scarabj on the base of which traces of the t\-;^ V
following characters are visible : — From ^. Z0<£L
Abydos. Length, tV in- ^^
600. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
O
^ ^ i!^^^ . From Abydos. Length, || in.
601. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^
From Abydos. Length, ^\ in. ^.^^~^
602. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed 1 1
From Abydos. Length, -/o in. \\y
SCARABS. 237
603. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed JJ'
sem Amen sa Auset. From Abydos. r^-^
Length, f in. [^ r
604. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
A '^ <© • From Abydos. Length, f in.
605. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
.^^^^ eg
.— 0-^ JKs _ From Abydos. Length, g in.
606. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
607. Green basalt oval, inscribed
A'
From
Abydos. Length, f in.
608. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
Jl^ . From Abydos. Length, f in.
609. Green glazed steatite scarab, with similar
inscription. From Abydos. Length, fin.
2 I
23S SCARABS.
610. Lapis-lazuli scarab, inscribed -^^ From
-^bydos. J
Length, i in. J] ^ I
611. Carnelian cowroid, inscribed, "The giver of
O
Ught is Ra," ^^ Rd fa /let' . From Abydos.
Tl Length, ^V in-
612. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed
^ v^^ . On the back, in rope work, is inscribed ^
^^:^' sa)n. From Abydos, Length, | in.
613. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
^Qj From Abydos. Length, -p'g in.
I I
614. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
"Amen-hetep, prince of Thebes" LQJ- From
Abydos. Length, ^ in.
615. Rectangular, green glazed steatite plaque,
pierced ; on each side is inscribed '^j ^^^^^^^^ Amen-hetep.
From Abydos. ^-^^
Length, ^in.
SCARABS. 239
616. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
[\ A7ncn-hetcp. From Abydos.
Length, \ in.
617. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed with a
hand c:^:^ . From Abydos. Length, y^ in.
618. Lapis-lazuli oval, inscribed with a hand c^:? .
From Abydos, Length, y\ in.
619. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
Length, \\ in.
620. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
1 1 O I T and other hieroglyphics characteristic of a
very early period.
621. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
^oS^IS,^^' ''^"^ ^^^^- I-ength, \\ in.
622. Yellow glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
innn Leng,h,ji„.
2 I 2
240 SCARABS.
623. Brown glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
figures of Amen, Ilorus, and Ra. Length, \l in.
624. Brown glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
figure of Horus. Length, | in.
625. Brown glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
figures adoring the emblem of Amen or of Osiris.
Length, | in.
626. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
figures of two crocodiles. Length, f in.
627. Green glazed /a'/ence scarab, inscribed with
figures of a lizard and a human-headed lion X\^ •
Length, -^% in.
628. Blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed with ^
and two uraei. Length, f in.
629. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figure of a king seated on a throne, and holding
a bow; before him is •^■f'-f- "threefold life."
Length, \ in.
630. Cjrcen glazed faience scarab, inscribed with
lotus flowers 'W, "life" ■¥-, "strength and power"
j], etc. Length, i in.
SCARABS. 241
631. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
spiral ornaments. Length, i in.
632. Yellow glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
spiral ornaments. Length, ^ in.
633. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
" life " -r , growing out of a branch of lotus flowers 'HLP.
Length, f in.
634. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed wiih
the figure of a man driving an ox. Length, f in.
635. Grey glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
urai J)ryJ)ry, ^ ^nd "double good luck" T T.
Length, || in.
636. Blue g\a.zed /a/e/ice scarab, inscribed jl^i-
Length, -^\ in
637. Blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed
-^^, , . Length, H in.
638. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
figure of Ta-urt 3i • Length, -f^ in.
242 SCARABS.
639. Green glazed steatite scarab, set in the gold
bezel of a ring ; the inscription is ^i i n . u, .
^37 Length, | in.
640. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a linear device. Length, | in.
641. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with |1.
Length, -H in.
642. Blue paste urasus, inscribed y (/j^.
Length, ^ in.
643. Green glazed faience scarab, inscribed with
\(\\{. Length,^ in.
644. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the hawk of Horus ^, "life" \ , and uraeus ^.
Length, \\ in.
645. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
Modern imitation. Length, \ in.
646. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
O %'. Length, -in.
647. (jreen glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
Length \ \ in.
SCARABS.
243
648.
Green
glazed steatite
scarab,
inscribed
Length,
f-
^in.
649.
Green
glazed steatite
scarab,
inscribed
with
a floral device.
Length, -
-?- in
I 6 '"•
650.
Blue
glazed steatite
scarab.
inscribed
with
U and
a floral device.
Length -
re in-
651.
Green
glazed steatite
scarab.
inscribed
with
a floral device.
Length, -
fe in-
652.
Green
glazed steatite
scarab,
inscribed
with
a fish <e=< and
ur^eig^g^.
Length,
2 in.
653.
Green
glazed steatite
scarab.
inscribed
with
a fish <G=<, and beautiful life"
n-
Length,
fin.
654.
Green
glazed steatite
scarab,
inscribed
with
three fishes.
Length,
iJ- in
1 6 "'•
655.
Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed w
th ka
IJ, the buckle
i(?„ and "double good luck,"
JO'
Length
^in.
656.
Yellow glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
^5
Length
|in.
244 SCARAliS.
657. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
^ (?) Length, -^ in.
658. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
U and ur^ei. Length, f in.
659. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
" life " ^ , ur^ei, U IJ> ^/^- Length, ^ in.
660. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed J J,
" double good luck," efc. Length, | in.
661. Green glazed steatite scarab, with a device.
Length, | in.
662. Green glazed steatite scarab. Length, -^ in,
663. Blue glass scarab, inscribed with head of
Ilathor. Length, W in.
664. Green glazed faience scarab, inscribed
1*^^^ Sa Rd men. Length, i^ in.
664a. Green glazed, cat-headed scarab, inscribed
on the base with the name Amen-hetep [I ,
and papyrus plants ^iV . Length, f in.
SCARABS. 245
665. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed
C — >^ ^ — >, with emblems of " life," and
8\IT IItISi "fresh youth," and a winged
'^---^ '^---^ disk and uraei. From Abydos.
^^ " Length, ^ in.
666. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a ram wearing the crown ^^r , Ra j5 , and winged
uraeus. From Abydos. Length, W in.
667. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figure of an upright man and two ursei. From
Abydos. Length, g in.
668. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
Y .^as ^^^ I • From Abydos. Length, -^ in.
669. Light blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed
with the figure of a king standing under a canopy
between the gods Amen and Ra, each of whom
grasps one of his hands. From Abydos.
Length, \ in.
670. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the sun's disk in a boat r-Q^, and a king kneeling,
with both hands raised in adoration before •¥" "life."
From Abydos. Length, f in.
2 K
246 SCARABS.
671. Brown glazed steatite scarab, inscribed -^^^^^
with the emblem of "stability," etc. From ^
Abydos. Length, y^ in. .^^^
672. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the emblem of " life," etc. From Abydos.
yl Length, Jg in.
673. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
winged disk and '^^ • From Abydos.
—(^ Length, \ in.
674. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed <:3>.
From Abydos. Length, f in.
675. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed "^;r^
From Abydos. Length, \ in. /wvw\
676. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed i'^^^^ \.
From Abydos. Length, y\ in.
677. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a device between
From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
SCARAKS. 247
678. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed
f WIW )• I'^rom Abydos. Length, j: in,
679. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
( 1^1 ) • ■^''°""' Abydos. Length, ^ in.
680. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
%/'y \ From Abydos. Length, -/^ in.
681. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
and two illegible signs. From Abydos.
Length, ^in.
682. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
(] 1 n and two illegible signs. From Abydos.
Length, -^^'m.
683. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
I (?) _W . From Abydos. Length, y^ in-
684. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed ^.
From Abydos. Length, f in.
685. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the emblem of the union of the two Egypts ^|
and y "^"^y • ^^^^^'^ Abydos. Length, \^ in.
K 2
248 SCARABS.
686. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with a
sphinx J^^, winged urasus (?), sun's disk Q, and
two captives with their arms tied behind them to
T. From Abydos. Length, | in.
687. Lapis-lazuh scarab, inscribed <•/ n • From
Abydos. Length, -5^ in.
688. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
•?■ '^^-^ and a winged urceus. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
689. Red stone scaraboid, inscribed ^. From
Abydos. Length, fVi"-
690. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
® ' ^' Bl^ • ^'^o'^ Abydos. Length, fin.
691. Blue glazed /a'len^'e scarab, inscribed with four
['Y^ • 1' ^"0^ Abydos. Length, -^^ in.
692. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
y , and double spiral. From Abydos.
Length, fin.
SCARABS. 249
693. Two yellow glazed steatite scarabs joined
together ; on one is inscribed fjl and on the other 1 .
From Abydos. Length, | in.
694. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^.
From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
695. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a human figure astride a sceptre (?), and | (?). From
Abydos. Length, -^ in.
696. Green glazed steatite oval plaque, pierced ;
on the one side is a disk in relief, and on the other
is inscribed | I nefer nefer and an oryx. From
Abydos. Length, f in.
697. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
From Abydos. Length, -^ in.
698. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed ,^_^ ,
From Abydos. Length, -J-^ in.
699. Green basalt oval, inscribed || '] . From
Abydos. Length, ^ in.
250 SCARABS.
700. Light blue glazed faience oval, inscribed
ft
' ^ . From Abydos. Length, -^^'va.
1 1 I
701. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^f I
etc. From Abydos. Length, | in.
702. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a sphinx ^^ and two ursei. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
703. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the emblem of the union of North and South Egypt.
"Wi . From Abydos. Length, | in.
704. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
an utchat ^^. From Abydos. Length, ^o in.
705. Green glazed steatite double cowroid, in-
scribed with an utchat ^^ , etc. From Abydos.
Length, \ in.
706. Rectangular green glazed steatite plaque ;
on one side, in relief, is an utchat ^^, and on the
other is inscribed 1- From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
SCARABS. 251
707. Green glazed steatite oval, pierced ; on one
side, in relief, is an utchat ^^, and on the other is
inscribed a sistrum with pendent uraei. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
708. Light blue glazed faience plaque ; on the flat
side is an utchat ^^ , and on the convex side is "yS
het\ " radiance." From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
709. Rectangular green glazed steatite plaque,
pierced ; on the one side is inscribed an utchat ^^ ,
and on the other ''Bast, the lady" ]|_^^ , From
Abydos. Length, | in.
710. Green glazed faience plaque, pierced ; on one
side is an utchat ^^, and on the other ■?• ji, "the
life of Isis." From Abydos. Length, j^in.
711. Rectangular green glazed steatite plaque,
pierced ; on one side is inscribed an utchat ^^ ,
and on the other [j Auset, " Isis." From Abydos.
Length, ^ in,
712. Rectangular blue glazed steatite plaque,
pierced; on the convex side is an utchat ^^ in
relief, and on the flat side is inscribed Tj ^ Nebt-het,
" Nephthys." From Abydos. Length, \ in.
252 SCARAI5S.
713. Rectangular green glazed steatite plaque,
pierced, inscribed with an utchai ^^ on one side,
and Tj Nebt-het on the other. From Abydos.
Length, -^ in,
714. Rectangular green glazed steatite plaque,
pierced, inscribed with an utchat ^^^ on one side,
and Tj Nebt-het on the other. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
715. Green glazed steatite plaque, pierced ; on
one side is an utchat ^^, in relief, and on the other
is inscribed T i^,, anx Rci' M- From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
716. Green glazed steatite cartouche, pierced ; on
one side is an utchat ^g (?), and on the other ■¥• ^1
dnx a neb. From Abydos. Length, -^-g in.
717. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with a
hawk wearing the double crown D,^. ''^nd an
urasus 0-. From Abydos. Length, f in.
718. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the hawk of Horus, with urseus, and Madt Q,^v [)•
From Abydos. Length, y^- in.
SCARABS. 253
719. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the hawk of Horus with uraeus, and Maat H \\ ) .
From Abydos. Length, -^-^ in.
720. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the hawk of Horus with uraeus, D Wv , and an
uraeus JL , From Abydos. Length, y"g in.
721. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed with
the hawk of Horus with urseus, and an urseus above
a crocodile ^_^t (^ ; on the back of the cowroid
are four ura^i. From Abydos. Length, f in.
722. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the hawk of Horus between ursei standing above
a crocodile (^ N^ [0\ . From Abydos.
Length, | in.
723. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the hawk of Horus standing between urjei above a
crocodile \l^ ^^ ((^ . From Abydos. Length, f in.
724. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figure of a lion and two unknown objects.
From Abydos. Length, -^% in.
2 L
2 54 SCARABS.
725. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a hippopotamu§, emblem of the goddess Thoueris.
From Abydos. Length, -/g in.
726. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
two crocodiles. From Abydos. Length, | in.
727. Blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed with
two crocodiles. From Abydos. L,ength, ^ in.
728. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
two crocodiles. From Abydos. Length, | in.
729. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
two crocodiles. From Abydos. Length, f in.
730. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
two crocodiles. From Abydos. Length, f in.
731. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with a
crocodile =S3>-, a hand c=:^:^ (?), a beetle 0(?), and
a human figure wearing plumes. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
732. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^3^^-
From Abydos. Length, \\ in.
733. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with a
crocodile and an oval. From Abydos. Length, \\ in.
SCARABS. 255
734. Green glazed steatite scaraboid, inscri!)cd
with a sceptre [ and a crocodile. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
735. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a crocodile and an oryx. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
736. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed with a
horse. From Abydos. Length, f in.
737. Blue paste oval, inscribed with a horse.
From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
738. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with a
liare ^^. From Abydos. Length, | in.
739. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
an oryx and a hawk. From Abydos. Length, f in.
740. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a gryphon. From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
741. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed with a
monkey holding ne/er T. From Abydos.
Length, tV in.
742. Yellow glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
an ape holding ne/er T. From Abydos.
Length, -/^ in.
2 L
SCARABS.
743. Lapis-lazuli scarab, inscribed with a monkey
holding nefcr T. From Abydos. Length, f in.
744. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
an ape holding 7iefer T. From Abydos.
Length, -^^ in.
745. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
an ape holding nefer T, and two triangles A W. From
Abydos. Length, -^ in.
746. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a palm tree, on each side of which is a monkey.
From Abydos. Length, | in.
747. Brown glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a jackal's head on legs t| . From Abydos.
Length, \ in.
748. Blue glazed steatite oval, inscribed with a
serpent Ij^. From Abydos. Length, -j^- in.
749. Cobalt blue glazed faience oval, inscribed
with a snake |||||^. From Abydos. Length, \ in.
750. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed with
an uraus W . From Abydos. Length, \ in.
SCARABS. 257
751. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
winged disk having pendent ura?.i, double |, double I,
and cartouche with illegible signs. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
752. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
three urjei having disks 0 Q 0 . From Abydos.
Length, | in.
753. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed with
four uraei. From Abydos. Length, f in.
754. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
four ursei, within a ropework border. From Abydos.
Length, -jV in.
755. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
four urfei and four ^. From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
755a. Green glazed steatite cowroid, . inscribed
with four urcei. From Abydos. Length, y^ in.
756. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed with
a cruciform ornament and ursei. From Abydos.
Diameter, -^ in.
757. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed with
four ursei and a cruciform ornament. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
258 SCARABS.
758. Green glazed steatite amulet, pierced ; on
one side is a serpent in relief^, and on the other
are inscribed four ursei. From Abydos, Length, | in.
759. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed with
four ursi. From Abydos. Length, f in.
760. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed on one
side with a sistrum 1 having pendent ursei, and on
the other with four ursei. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
761. Green glazed steatite oval, pierced, inscribed
on one side with a sistrum, and on the other with
four ursei. From Abydos. Length, -^^ in.
762. Green glazed steatite oval plaque, inscribed
on one side with a sistrum and ursei, and on the
other with four ursei. From Abydos. Length, | in.
763. Green glazed steatite double frog (?), each of
which is inscribed with four ursei. From Abydos.
Length, \ in.
764. Blue glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed with
a lizard & . From Abydos. Length, \ in.
SCARABS. 259
765. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with a
lion and a scorpion o?^. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
766. Rectangular green basalt plaque, pierced,
inscribed with a scorpion, etc., h 1 . From Abydos.
AAA
Length, |J- m.
767. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a fish with lotus buds in its mouth ^5< •
From Abydos. Length, ~ in.
768. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a fish having a bud in its mouth. From Abydos.
Length, -^% in.
769. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a fish having a lotus bud in its mouth. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
770. Rectangular green glazed steatite plaque ; on
one side is a fish <o< in relief, and on the other
From Abydos. Length, | in.
771. Grayish-blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
with a sistrum M and o o . From Abydos.
Length, -^ in.
26o SCARABS.
772. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a sistrum W . From Abydos. Length, -^ in.
773. Lapis-lazuli cartouche, inscribed with ill-cut
hieroglyphics. From Abydos. Length, f in.
774. Lapis-lazuli cartouche, inscribed with ill-cut
hieroglyphics. From Abydos. Length, f in.
775. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed with
and two double urgei. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
776. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^M-
From Abydos. Length, | in.
777. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
<=^ . From Abydos. Length, f in.
778. Yellow glazed steatite oval, inscribed ^^-
From Abydos. Length, yV i"-
779. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed Jia^.
From Abydcs. Length, | in.
780. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a line ornament having buds and a spiral. From
Abydos. Length, -j^ in.
SCARABS.
261
781.
Green
glazed steatite
scarab,
inscribed
with
a device
in lines and spirals.
From Abydos.
Length,
-8 in-
782.
Green
glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed
(2/G)
From Abydos.
Length,
i in.
783.
Green
glazed marble
scarab.
inscribed
with
spirals,
stc. From Abydos.
Length,
i in-
784.
Green
glazed steatite
scarab,
inscribed
with
three rows of spiral ornaments
From Abydos.
Length, -
-1- in
6 "'-
785.
Green
glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed
with
an ornament of
six spirals united. From Abydos.
Length,
8 in-
786.
Green
glazed steatite
scarab.
inscribed
with
double spirals.
From Abydos
Length,
fin.
787.
Green
glazed steatite
scarab,
inscribed
with
a linear device.
From Abydos
?.
Length, ^
•V in.
788.
Green glazed steatite
scarab,
inscribed
with
a linear design.
From Abydos.
Length, -^
-i in
6 '^'-
789.
Green
glazed steatite
scarab.
inscribed
with
a linear design
within a border of annules. From
Abydos
Length,
|in.
2 ISI
262 SCARABS.
790. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
0 , from which spring two buds, and two uraei. From
Abydos. Length, f in.
791. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
f
a double clump of lotus flowers B. . From Abydos.
Length, fin.
792. Green glazed faience scarab, inscribed with
lotus flowers, annules, and a Hne design. From
Abydos. Length, -^-^ in,
793. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
lotus flowers. From Abydos. Length, -^ in.
794. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed <3S^
with a double clump of lotus flowers. From ^
Abydos. Length, \ in. ^^
795. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
clumps of lotus flowers. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
796. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a clump of flowers. From Abydos. Length, | in.
797. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
lotus flowers. From Abydos. Length, xV in.
SCARABS. 263
798. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed W .
From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
799. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed
r "^ Y From Abydos. Length, f in.
800. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
two buds. From Abydos. Length, y'^ in.
801. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed with
two buds. From Abydos. Length, y^ in.
802. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed with
a double clump of lotus flowers. From Abydos.
Length, -i in.
803. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a double spiral and buds. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
804. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
lotus flowers and tables of offerings r-^^—, ^-Q-^ . From
Abydos. Length, -^ in.
805. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a design composed of lotus flowers and T, the
emblem of "union." From Abydos. Length, fin.
2 M 2
264 SCARABS.
806. Lapis-lazuli scarab, uninscribed. From
Abydos. Length, | in.
807. Carnelian cowroid, uninscribed. From
Abydos. Length, yV i"-
808. Polished whitish-green oval, uninscribed.
From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
809. Carnelian cowroid, uninscribed. From
Abydos. Length, f in.
810. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
rudely formed hieroglyphics. From Abydos.
Length, -,V in.
811. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed with
badly executed hieroglyphics. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
812. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed with
illegible signs. From Abydos. Length, y^^ in.
813. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed with
illegible signs. From Abydos. Length, -j\- in.
814. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
rudely formed hieroglyphics. From Abydos.
Length, /•„- in.
SCARABS. 265
815. Rectangular mother-of-emerald plaque, pierced,
and uninscribed. From Abydos. Length, -^ in.
816. Greenish-gray stone oval, pierced, and unin-
scribed. From Abydos. Length. ^\ in.
817. Black stone scaraboid, uninscribed. From
Abydos. Length, |f in.
818. Amethyst scaraboid, uninscribed. From
Thebes. Length, ^ in.
819. Onyx scarab, uninscribed. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
820. Amethyst scaraboid, uninscribed. From
Abydos. Length, f in.
821. Amethyst scaraboid, uninscribed. From
Abydos. Length, -^\ in.
822. Green basalt scaraboid, uninscribed. From
Abydos. Length, \^ in.
823. Amethyst scaraboid, uninscribed. From
Abydos. Length, | in.
824. Amethyst scaraboid, uninscribed. From
Abydos. Length, i in.
825. Polished fine green basalt scaraboid, unin-
scribed. From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
266 SCARABS.
826. Carnelian scaraboid. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
827. Carnelian scaraboid, uninscribed. From
Abydos. Length, i in.
828. Rectangular lapis-lazuli plaque, pierced, and
uninscribed. From Abydos. Length, ^ in
829. Green basalt oval, pierced and uninscribed.
From Abydos. Length, yV »"•
830. Polished green basalt oval, uninscribed.
From Abydos. Length, -^ in.
831. Rectangular plaque of lapis-lazuli, pierced.
From Abydos. Length, f in.
832. Carnelian oval, uninscribed. From Abydos.
Length, j\ in.
833. Green basalt oval, uninscribed, From
Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1392. Large light green glazed faience scarab, in-
scribed with Chapter XXXb of the Book of the Dead :
a space for the name of the deceased has been left
blank. As copies of the "Chapter of not allowing the
heart to be driven away from him (/.f., the deceased)
SCARABS.
267
in the underworld " on faience scarabs are rare, the
text from this rare scarab is given in full.
I. [Blank space for name.]
'C^
° ^w I
\ A
:JJI
\
??^H^
irsn
III 1 1 o
I I I
'IvJ
s
(E
c^^
%^^l
Length, 2^ in.
268 SCARABS.
1393. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the name " Amen-Ra," [I /v.a/w> . From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1394. Light blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
r\ mini
with the name "Amen-Ra," ll/.^^.wv. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
1395. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a standing figure of Amen-Ra wearing plumes and
holding a sceptre in his left hand. Behind him is a
serpent. From Abydos. Length, || in.
1396. Black stone scaraboid, inscribed with the
name "Amen-Ra," [I '^^ n. From Abydos.
Length, li in.
1397. Green glazed steatite grasshopper, on the
base of which is inscribed the name "Amen-Ra,"
(I -./vwvA. From Abydos. Length, -^-^ in.
1398. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
N mill I
the name " Amen-Ra," [1 ^^.w. . From Abydos.
Length, -/-^ in.
1399. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the name "Amen-Ra," (Ia^-wva. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
SCARABS. 269
1400. Green glazed steatite cat, inscribed on the
base with the name " Anien-Ra," (1 r^^^^.
1 O 1
From Abydos. Length, f m.
1401. Green glazed steatite plaque, inscribed on
the obverse with a figure of " Amen-Ra, the lord of
valour," (J ^/^AAA^ , and on the reverse with a figure
'101 <r^:^' ^
of Ptah "of the beautiful face "IT- From Abydos.
Length, f in.
1402. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
"Amen maketh brilliance," ^^ /K . From Abydos.
Length, y% in.
1403. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" King of the North and South, beloved of Amen,"
f.^^S- From Abydos. Length, | in.
1404. Green glazed steatite scarab inscribed
"Amen-Ra, lord of might, " (1 ' ';^^. From
Abydos. Length, y^^- in.
1405. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed
with clusters of flowers and the name " Amen-Ra,"
f\ ^S. From Abydos. Length, | in.
2 N
270 SCARABS.
1406. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the name " Amen-Ra." (1 .^.wvaK. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1407. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
r\ ■'"111
the name " Amen-Ra," [1/^.vw.. From Abydos.
Length, rV in-
1408. Green glazed faience oval, inscribed on one
side with nr Yjr. , and on the other with the name
" Amen-Ra," (I ^wwvv . From Abydos. Length, § in.
1409. Blue glazed faience oval, inscribed on one
side with a lion and m-£eus and " beautiful god, lord
of the North and South," | T . . ; and on the other
fV III! II 1 /7\
with the legend " Amen-Ra, born of Maat," [I
1). From Abydos. Length, \ in.
1410. Green glazed steatite ape (?) inscribed with
the name "Amen-Ra," [I /-^^^^ . From Abydos.
Length, /^ in.
1411. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the name " Amen-Ra," (I r^^. . From Abydos.
Length, \\ in.
SCARADS. 271
1412. Blue gh/.ed /ah' // ce o\a\ jjlaquc, inscribed on
one side with tlie name " Amen-Ra," and on the other
with a cluster of lotus flowers and "Amen-Ra," E .
From Abydos. Length, \}r in. '-^'q^
1413. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the name "Amen-Ra," (1^^.^. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
1414. Blue glazed /rt/^«^^ scarab, inscribed with the
name "Amen-Ra," (IrAWA. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1415. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed with : —
I, four ura2i; and 2, the name "Amen-Ra," (IS^R.
From Abydos. Length, i in.
1416. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figure of a king slaying a foe, and the name
"Amen-Ra," (I v^vw . From Abydos.
Length, ^\ in.
1417. Blue glazed steatite oval, inscribed with : —
f\ II'""
I, the name "Amen-Ra," ^^.wws, and a breastplate ;
and 2, a cruciform ornament and four ursei. From
Abydos. Length, | in.
2 N 2
27 2
SCARABS.
1418. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Amen, president of the double house," t=^L^
From x'Vbydos. Length, tV ^^- ' "
1419. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
"Amen, the lord of life and health," [1 ^^^T "
From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1420. Blue paste scarab, inscribed "Amen, LOi
the gracious guardian (?), the guide," ^^.
From Abydos. Length, -^^ in. i^
1421. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed " the
radiance (?) of the eye of Amen," Q [j^j . From
Abydos. Length, f in.
1422. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed "the
radiance (?) of the eye of Amen,' Q y-^ . From
Abydos. Length, ^ i"-
1423. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Amen watcheth, be not afraid," ipj. ^^^ 1 •
From Abydos. Length, {^ in.
SCARABS. 273
1424. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
"Amen watcheth, be not afraid," IqJ/^' -'^''C'"'^
Abydos. Length, i| in.
1425. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Amen watcheth, be not afraid," jjjj ^3^ . From
Abydos. Length, -/^ inch.
1426. Lapis-lazuli oval plaque, inscribed "Holy(?)
mi
is the eye of Amen," j^^ . From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
1427. Blue glazed /a/^«^c? scarab, inscribed "Amen
[lord of] Ufe and health," H./wwn- From Abydos.
Tl' Length, fin.
1428. Blue paste scarab, irlscribed "Amen
watcheth daily," ^. From Abydos.
\^_y Length, f in.
1429. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
"Amen watcheth daily," ^^. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
274
SCARABS.
1430. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Amen watcheth daily," ^^ . From Abydos.
xzz^ Length, f in.
1431. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed
©1^^- From Abydos. Length, ^V i"-
1432. Green glazed steatite scarab. HCf^
i O I
inscribed " Amen-Ra, lord of eternity (?)," "W .
From Abydos. Length, ii in.
1433. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed H t^^^
1 O I
" Amen-Ra, born of beautiful Maat," | ^ r?
From Abydos. Length, i in
1434. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed v (?) 1
From Abydos. Length, f^ •"• if^j
1435. Pinkish-brown rectangular stone plaque
inscribed with :— i, figure of An-Heru ; 2, ne/er T;
3, figure of Ptah R || ; and 4, //r/er T . From
Abydos. Length, | in.
SCARABS. 275
1436. Light blue opaque glass plaque, inscribed
" Bast, the giver of happiness," U A T • From
Abydos. Length, -^ in.
1437. Green glazed steatite amulet, inscribed with
a sistrum W having pendent urrei ; on the back, in
relief, is cut the head of Hathor. From Abydos.
Length, k in.
1438. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
figures of the gods Ra (?) and Amen. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
1439. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figures of two deities. Amen and Ra (?). From
Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1440. Blue paste scarab, inscribed '' Beautiful son
(^^ . From Abydos. Length, | in.
1441. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a ram wearing plumes, uraei, etc., a winged urseus,
and Ra ffl . From Abydos. Length, If in.
1442. Green glazed steatite rectangular plaque,
inscribed with; — r, the figure of Ra and TO;
2, nefer \; 3, the head of Horus and [; and
4, liefer \. From Abydos. Length, ^^^g- in.
276 SCARABS.
1443. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
with a figure of Ra or Horus, an ursus, and j T
«* beautiful god," From Abydos. Length, | in.
1444. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a figure of Horus or Ra, an urasus, and "good luck"
t . From Abydos. Length, \^ in.
1445. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
- Beautiful Ra," f G^*-o ] ^""^ fi. ^^ ^ S\ 1 B\ '
From Abydos. . Length, f in.
1446. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a king holding a crook [, and "Maat Ra O^fi.
From Abydos. Length, f in.
1447. Green glazed steatite rectangular plaque,
inscribed with T^^ "Beautiful Horus," and a
winged uraeus ; and, 2, standing figure of Ril, or
Horus, holding a sceptre, and T 0 (?)• From Abydos.
Length, -^\ in.
1448. l^ight green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
with head of Horus, wearing disk and urgeus 20, and
"good luck'' T. From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
SCARABS. 277
1449. Dark glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the hawk of Horus and a winged uraeus ^^•
From Abydos. Length, ^\ in.
1450. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed " the
living Horus," ■?- ^. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1451. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Favoured of Khonsu in Thebes," 0 1 ^. f •
From Abydos. Length, | in.
1452. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" under the protection of Khonsu " 'T^ . From
Abydos. Length, i in.
1453. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
"under the protection of Khonsu of Thebes,"
® 1 ^ f "^*«S«- . From Abydos. Length, | in.
1454. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed
" where the eye of Khonsu is, there is no fear "
-^ ® 1 ^^ . From Abydos. Length, f in.
1455. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
2 o
278
SCARABS.
the name '= Ptah " and plumes Q°§fi. From
Abydos. Length, -^ in.
1456. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a figure of Ptah % and -'beautiful Maat" TR.
From Abydos. Length, j\ in.
1457. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a winged disk and figures of the gods Ptah, Ra, and
Horus (?). From Abydos. Length, | in.
1458. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a winged disk \^^ )^^^^ , and with the figure of a king
adoring Ptah and another deity. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1459. Black glazed stone scarab, inscribed with a
figure of Ptah ^. From Abydos. Length, | in.
1460. Carnelian ape, inscribed "Thoth, the lord
of Khemcnnu" ^yt = = . From Abydos.
Length, § in.
1461. Green basalt rectangular plaque, inscribed
on the obverse with a figure of Thoth ^, and on the
reverse with that of a seated man M. From
A'jytlos. Length, ^ in.
SCARABS. 279
1462.
Green glazed
steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figure of the cynocephalous ape (?) of Thoth. 1
From Abydos.
Length, \ in.
1463.
Green glazed
steatite scarab, inscribed with
a figure
of Amen i|
, the cynocephalous ape of
Thoth J
J, etc. From
3
Abydos. Length, f in.
1464.
Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a figure of the god Bes
^ . PVom Abydos.
Length, \% in-
1465.
Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with a
figure of the god Bes |
S . From Abydos.
Length, \\ in.
1466.
Light blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed
with a fig
ure of the god
Bes. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1467.
Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a figure of the god Bes.
From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1468.
Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a figure of the god Bes.
From Abydos.
Length, \\ in.
202
28o
SCARABS.
1469. Blue glsLzed faience cowroid, inscribed with
a figure of the god Bes. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1470.
Carnelian ring, the bezel of which is
inscribed
with a figure of the god Bes m . From
Abydos.
Diameter, | in.
1471. Blue gla-zed faYence scarab, inscribed with a
figure of the god Bes. From Abydos. Length, f in.
1472.
with a fig
Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed
Qre of the god Bes. From Abydos.
Length, ii in.
1473.
Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
with the
prenomen of Thothmes IIL O r^ M
enclosed
within a rope border. From Abydos.
Length, i| in.
1474. Rectangular green glazed steatite plaque,
inscribed with the prenomen of Thothmes IIL , O,,
and four winged solar disks with pendent ursei. '^'■'^'^
From Abydos. Length if in. ®
1475.
Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Thothmes IIT. ,miiu,0, and
"Amen-Ra," [ ...^ . From Abydos. Length, ^ m.
SCARABS.
1476. Green glazed steatite scarab, O
U^
inscribed with the prenomen of Tholhmes
III., and plumes. From Abydos.
Length i in.
1477. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Men-kheper-Ra, the beautiful god, the lord of the
North and South, the conqueror of all foreign lands "
From Abydos. Length, f in.
1478. Yellow steatite scarab, inscribed O
with the prenomen of Thothmes IIL and
plumes. From Abydos. Length -^\ in.
U^
1479. Grey glazed steatite scarab, O
inscribed with the prenomen of Thothmes T) (^^ T)
in. and uroei. From Abydos. (in w (u\
Length, ^ in.
1480. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Thothmes III. O enclosed within
four linear ornaments. From /^ Abydos.
'^ Length, -^ in.
1481. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Thothmes IIL fo^igj; and
two crowns of the North ^, with pendent ura;i.
From Abydos. Length, y'j in.
SCARABS.
1482. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the winged disk ^^^^^, the prenomen of Thothmes
III. [o i"^"^ @ J , and ne/er with plumes standing
between ursei J^ ^ . From Abydos.
mom Length, f in.
1483. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a winged disk, and the prenomen of Thothmes III.
f Od^f^gJ , and four ur^i. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
1484. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Thothmes III. standing between
figures of the god Bes and winged ursei ; above is a
vulture with outspread wings. From Abydos.
Length, i^in.
1485. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Thothmes III. f O i^^^ g J , and
four ursei. From Abydos. Length, i in.
1486. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the winged disk ^$^y^^, the prenomen of Thothmes
III. fo^^^T and a figure of the goddess Maat
yj . From Abydos. Length, \} in.
SCARABS. 283
1487. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Men-kheper-Ra, beloved of Amen" ^,,_^ ^ [1 j •
From Abydos. Length, {I in.
1488. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the winged disk, the prenomen of Thothmes III., and
a figure of the goddess Maat. From Abydos.
Length, if in.
1489. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figure of a man holding a sistrum (?), and the
prenomen of Thothmes IIL From Abydos.
Length, -}} in.
1490. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Men-kheper-Ra, the beautiful god, the lord of
the North and South, royally diademed " | I ==
C®"™^1 ^ \ ■ ^^^^^^ Abydos. Length, ii in.
1491. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Men-kheper-Ra, the beautiful god, the lord of
the North and South, royally diademed " ( I ■ ■
( O 1^^^^^ ^ 1 ^ 1 • From Abydos. Length, f in.
1492. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figure of a king holding the crook [, and the
284 SCARABS.
legend, " Men-kheper-Ra, [beloved of] Amen-Ra,"
O ^neii^rMl From Abydos.
1 /V\A/«AA L J
ju^n^
1493. Green glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed with the prenomen of
Thothmes III., and uraei and plumes,
and with a fet having pendent ursei.
From Abydos. Length, \^ in.
Length, \\ in.
O
Wk
1494. Blue glazed steatite scarab, <g^ .K^;^
inscribed with a winged disk, >^^ fe^ , r©"^^"^!
the prenomen of Thothmes IIL, and a ^ a <5!v
tet with pendent uraei. From Abydos. (0\ K (u\
Length, \\ in.
1495. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a human-headed lion standing over a prostrate foe,
and the legend, " Men-kheper-Ra, the beautiful god,"
1 I foD^l . From Abydos. Length, f in.
1496. Green glazed steatite scarab, set in its
original bronze ring, inscribed with the prenomen of
<e<
C®^l]' ^"^ ^ \\
/^^AAAA
Thothmes III. O ti±^ ^ , and „ A t^^^
m I
From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
SCARABS. 2S5
1497. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figure of Thothmcs III. and the legend 1 1^
Behind the king are tb.e signs |<^ , A/Jien em apt (?;.
From Abydos. 1 1 Length, | in.
1498. Green glazed steatite scarab, ('"TT^i 0
inscribed with the prenomens of Thoth- n t^ : a^ [\
mes III, and his sister Hatshepset. k^]^ \
From Abydos. Length, | in.
1499. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed on the
obverse with the prenomcn and titles of Thothmes III.
I T c===- r© r^i g I , and the emblem of union, 1,
having pendent uraei ; and on the reverse with
^ . From Abydos. Length, \ in.
1500. Dark green glazed steatite oval, i'"©^
inscribedwith the prenomen of Thothmes 9^ F— ^-?\
III. and uraei, and with an ura^us and
Maat, pj^iJ. From Abydos. Length, ^'V in.
2 p
286 SCARABS.
1501. Hard green stone rectangular plaque, in-
scribed with the prenomen of Thothmes HI., the
figure of the king, etc. From Abydos.
Length, ^\ in.
1502. Green glazed rectangular plaque, f ki:::^ 1=1
inscribed on the obverse with the pre- 0 '-=-- I
nomen of Thothmes III., and on the |^ O \^
reverse with the same prenomen, and
with the titles of the king and four ursei.
From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
li. m^0\
1503. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Thothmes III., ...,,,. hjy '^"^ with
11 \r9
the feather of Maat, R. From Abydos. Length, | in.
1504. Green glazed steatite scarab, ^Q^
inscribed with the solar disk and uraei, fTT^^"^
the prenomen of Thothmes III., and the ^ — -^
enblem of "life." From Abydos. T
Length, ^ in.
1505. Green glazed steatite scarab, in- ■=! O A
scribed " Mcn-kheper-Ra, the beautiful ' "~^ '-^
god, the giver of life." From Abydos. o $15 T
Length, -}l in.
SCARABS. 287
1506. Green glazed steatite scarab, 1\ jj
inscribed with the prenomen of Thoih- ^ — .
mes III., plumes, emblems of "life," ^_ ?| |^| f? 0
"/-rz," and owls(?). From Abydos. ^ ^ | ^ j ' ^
Length \\ in. .^^
1507. Green glazed steatite scarab, q
inscribed with the prenomen of Thoth- ^^^—^ ^\r ^'^ «§>
mes III., the hawk of Horus, etc. S
From Abydos. Length, % in.
1508. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figure of Thothmes III. adoring an obelisk (| ,
emblematic of Amen; behind him is the name "Amen"
^^5), and beneath is the prenomen of Thothmes III.
f O li^jj^ gj. From Abydos. Length, f in.
1509. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed on one
' O
side with the prenomen of Thothmes III. 9j ^^^^ [? ,
and on the other, ^ ^ ^'^- . From Abydos.
V K ? Length, | in.
1510. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Thothmes III. OtfjiiO. From
Abydos. Length, ^^ '"•
2 p 2
288
SCARABS.
1511. Green glazed scaiab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Thothmes III. From q
Abydos. Length, -^^ in. (n^|
O
1512. Green glazed steatite
rectangular plaque, having upon
it in relief the head of Bes ; on
the back is the prenomen of
Thothmes III. From Abydos.
O
iiiiiii
0
Length, i^ in.
1513. Green glazed steatite rectangular plaque,
inscribed with : — i, the name "Amen-Ra," and pre-
nomen and titles of I'hothmes III. j T . .
Qi^t^fj,
r^^-"^ O _
; 2, cruciform ornament and
G
four ursei ; Hathor-headed sistrum, inscribed with the
prenomen of Thothmes III, with pendent ursei ;
and 4-00 — I- From Abydos. Length, § in.
1514. Rectangular copper plaque inscribed " Mcn-
Ra, the king of the gods." From Abydos.
qf CO C^
kheper-Ra, the beautiful god "I Vrf ^^nd "Amen-
Length, i in.
SCARABS. 289
1515. Blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed
with the prenomen of Thothmes III. and a
\Yinged urKus. From Abydos. Length, 5 in.
1516. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
with the prenomen of Thothmes III., "life," etc.,
t^ i J ■ ^^°^^ Abydos. Length, f in.
qf
1517. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed with : —
I, the prenomen of Thothmes III. t^ , and beetle
with pendent ursei ; and, 2, a cruciform ornament
and four ursei. From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1518. Green glazed steatite rectangular stone
plaque, inscribed with : — i, a figure of An-Hcru and
■¥■ I ; 2, the prenomen of Thothmes III. nr*^^^;
3, the prenomen of Thothmes III. and two deities ;
and 4, standing figure of a deity. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
1519. Green glazed steatite oval, inscribed on one
side with the prenomen of Thothmes III. (g r"^^^ g |,
between plumes and ursei, and on the other with the
2 9° SCARAF.S.
figure of the king and " Men-kheper-Ra, beautiful
prince," O r"^ m1\- ^•"O™ Abydos.
Length, f in,
1520. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a sphinx, ^^^, "life" -r, and the prenomen of Amen-
hetep III. ( r::^-^ \ j. P>om Abydos. Length, -{^ in.
1521. Green glazed steatite amulet, inscribed on
one side with T v^ and an ur^eus, and O
on the other with the prenomen of Amen- U |^ U
hetep in. From Abydos. Length y\ in. j^^
1522. Cobalt blue glazed faience oval plaque,
inscribed on one side with the name "Amen-hetep,"
[1 .— Q— . , and on the other with the prenomen of
Amenophis III. ^1), etc. From Abydos.
Length, y'V in.
1523. (jreen glazed rectangular steatite plaque,
inscribed on one side with a sphinx and winged urceus,
and on the other with the figure and i)renomen of
Amen-hetep IIL J\. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
SCARABS. 291
1524. Blue
glazed steatite scarab, inscribed •»\iih
the prenomen
of Amen-hetep IIL Oyj v^_y . Trom
Abydos.
Length, ^^ in.
1525. Green glazed faience duck, inscribed with
the prenomen
0 (?
of Amen-hetep IIL y. From
Abydos.
Length, \ in.
1526. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen
of Amen-hetep III. yj. From
Abydos.
Length, yV in-
1527. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen
of Amen-hetep III, Oyjv_^. From
Abydos.
Length, | in.
1528. Gree
the prenomen
and Q ], "d
1 glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
of Amen-hetep III. ( O yi V_^ j ,
ademed with Maat." From Abydos.
Length, ^V in-
1529. Blue
glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Amen-hetep,
prince of Thebes," (. — ^^ ^ From
— ^ — 1 k
Abydos.
Length, W in.
SCARABS.
1530. Blue ^^ztdi faience scarab, inscribed "Amen-
hetep, prince of Thebes," ^^ | T. From Abydos.
Length, \\ in.
1531. Green glazed steatite scarab, set in its ori-
ginal copper ring, inscribed " Amen-hetep, prince of
Thebes/' \\ ^^ ? f . From Abydos. Length, \\ in.
1532. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Amen-[hetep], prince of Thebes," (| ^^ [ |- From
Abydos. Length, § in.
1533. Gray glazed steatite scarab, ^ ^ ^
inscribed " Beautiful god, Amen-hetep," ^ ^ ^my .^^.
etc. From Abydos. Length, H i"- S;' i M
1534. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the name "Amen-hetep," 11 ■ From Abydos.
Length, ,»,- m.
1535. Cireen glazed steatite cartouche, (ZZ>, in-
scribed with the name " Amen-hetep," [I ;
on the back, in relief, is a fish. From Abydos.
Length, {^ in.
SCARABS. 293
1536. Green glazed steatite rectangular plaque,
inscribed with the name " Amen-hetep," (I ;
on the back, in relief, are ten scarabs. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
1537. Green glazed steatite hollow-work scarab,
l\ III f nil II jv
inscribed with the name *' Amen-hetep,'* [1
From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1538. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the name "Amen-hetep,'" [1 . From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1539. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed
" Royal wife Thi," 1 ^ f} ^"^ ^H • From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1540. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed "Royal
wife Thi," 1 ^ 1 \^ (](] • From Abydos.
Length, f in.
1541. Blue glazed rectangular plaque, inscribed
with the prenomen and nomen of Heiu-em-Heb, a
king of the XVIIIth dynasty, about b.c. 1400.
W^ H j^ V^ , , i\ \> . From Abydos.
Length, H in.
2 Q
294
SCARABS.
1542. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the prenomen of Seti I, yj . From Abydos.
Length, yV in.
1543. Green glazed steatite scarab, in-
scribed with a figure of the god Set, and
the prenomen of Seti I, king of Egypt about
B.C. 1373. From Abydos. Length, f in.
1544. Green glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed with the prenomen and nomen
of Rameses n. From Abydos. [|i P| ^v)
Length, | in.
1545. Green glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed "libationer of Amen-Ra," 0*^ —
P>om Abydos. Length, ^ in. ^-~
I
1546. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
"libationer of Amen-Ra," /^[l ^^^.^aa . From
Abydos. Length, {} in.
1547. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Libationer of Amen-Ra," /"^ [1 ^^
Abydos.
From
Length, ^ in.
O I
SCARABS. 295
1548. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
'• Libationer of Amen-Ra," / [\ '■^^•^'- . From
Abydos. Length, f in.
1549. Blue paste oval, inscribed " May the \/
New Year be happy." From Abydos. T 3
Length, ^% in.
1550. Purple glazed faience frog, inscribed on the
base "good luck," 1. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
1551. Brown glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figure of a woman smelling a flower, and "good
luck," T . From Abydos. Length, f in.
1552. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the boat of the sun, on each end of which a hawk is
perched; within it are the signs for "millions of years,"
Mm, and "life and happiness," -r T. From
Abydos. Length, f in.
1553. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the animal symbolic of Set, "good luck," and ©/g).
From Abydos. Length, | in.
2 Q 2
296 SCAR A PS.
1554. Green glazed steatite scarab, ^=^
inscribed "double life" and "happiness." 767
From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1555. Copper scarab, inscribed "life," and
"double power," \^\ . From Abydos.
Length, tV i"-
1556. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
"good luck," t, etc. From Abydos. Length, y^ i"-
1557. Green glazed steatite duck, inscribed on
the base ^ (1 , Heru-d, "Belonging to Horus." From
Abydos. Length, f in.
1558. Yellowish-green glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed ^(1, I/en^-d, "Belonging to Horus."
From Abydos. Length, f in.
1559. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
Hcru-a, " Belonging to Horus," W^ (1 • From Abydos.
Length, § in.
1560. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed O
Nub-ka-Ra. From Abydos. Length, ^ m. y
SCARABS. 297
1561. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
O
P Q p • From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1562. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
t
.2. ^ i. From Abydos. Length, f in.
1563. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
" Beautiful Horus " T '^^. and an urasus (?). From
Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1564. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
I jj . From Abydos, Length, -J^ in.
1565. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
"Favoured of the lord of Thebes, life"
^ ^ 0 . From Abydos. Length, | in.
1566. Green glazed steatite scarab inscribed
( I C^ )' From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1567. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
p / « c /• From Abydos. Length, t®-=- in.
298
SCARABS.
1568. Green dazed steatite scarab, inscribed 4^
From Abydos. Length, f in.
1569. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
|\v. From Abydos. Length, -/g in.
1570. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^^^
From Abydos. Length, -^^ in. A T)
1571. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
f I LJ I ) . From Abydos. Length, y\ in.
1572. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" Favoured of Ra, the lord of Thebes " fi _g^ . From
Abydos. Length, f in. <'> 6
f
1573. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed n. ±0
From Abydos. Length, | in. ^(})P
1574. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
From Abydos. Length, ^ in. f^^
1575. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed IajJ
From Abydos. Length, f in. C^
1575a. Blue paste scarab, set in original bronze
ring, with similar inscription. From Abydos.
Length, -j\ in.
SCARABS.
299
1576. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a vulture and "life," •¥" 1 ^>. • From Abydos.
Length, -j-^ in.
1577. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figure of an ape holding nefer jP^l , and the signs
n(?)j[ A . From Abydos. Length, f in.
1578. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed y-^^ •
From Abydos. Length, \ in.
1 5 79. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed .^^
From Abydos. Length, -^-^ in. r^
. 15S0. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed it^=t
From Abydos. Length, | in.
\m\
1581. Yellow glazed steatite scarab, "^^ fw<^ ''^^^
set in its original gold frame, inscribed ^ t (Q f 0
From Abydos. Length, | in. 1 0 'ir? 0 1
300 SCARABS.
1582. Green glazed steatite triple scarab, inscribed
[1 JL '^^ . From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1583. Green glazed steatite scarab, in its original
setting, inscribed ,^~ . From Abydos.
Length, ^V in-
1584. Blue glazed fdietice scarab, inscribed
[) T *^3 . From Abydos. Length, f in.
1585. Green glazed steatite oryx, inscribed on
the base ¥ f) . From Abydos. Length, y^ in.
1586. Green ^zz^d, faience oval, inscribed "the
Amen-hetep," ^(?) . From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1587. Green glazed steatite scarab, in- '
scribed " . . . . Tet, beloved of Amen." j] .^^
From Abydos. Length, | in. i^q^
1588. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
From Abydos. Length, -/g in. q .
1589. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed "lord
of life(?)" -f- ^^. From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
SCARABS. 301
1590. Amethyst scarab, inscribed "Isis protecteth
her servant (?)," [ pn, ¥ V '• From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
1591. Yellow glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^^^^^^
From Abydos. Length, -/g in. I 0 1
1592. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a bee ll^ • From Abydos. Length, | in.
1593. Green glazed/az^;?« scarab, inscribed -FV C/
From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1594. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
O T . From Abydos. Length, g in.
1595. Green glazed steatite scarab, <;> <;>
inscribed. From Abydos. Length, -^-^ in. I^ © 0.
1596. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^-^-^
From Abydos. Length, if in. „ s q
2 R
SCARABS.
1597. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
Im M ^^ P^™^ ' ^^^- From Abydos. Length, f in.
1598. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
From Abydos. Length, -^ in.
1599. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed .'Iavn^
From Abydos. Length, | in. ^^
1600. Blue paste cowroid, inscribed ■'^^
From Abydos. Length, -^ in. •
1601. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
From Abydos. Length, f in.
1602. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
^,S,)- From Abydos. Length, -j-8g in.
1603. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^^rv.
" Amen-hetep." From Abydos. ^-^
Length ^ in. r-^^
1604. White glazed steatite scarab, inscribed fe-v
" Amcn-hetep." From Abydos. jj^j.
Length, ^ in. i— ^
SCARABS. 303
1605. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
life," J . From Abydos. Length, i in.
1606. Yellowish-green stone oval plaque, ^^
inscribed " Amen-hetep, overseer of " q
From Abydos. Length, -^^ in. n
!^l
1607. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
c/0^' From Abydos. Length, }i in.
t
1608. Green glazed steatite cowroid, {/ qW
inscribed. From Abydos. Length, | in. '
1609. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ft %
From Abydos. Length, i in. t^^^j^co
1610. Green glazed steatite scarab, i'nscribed
T .^ ^^ • From Abydos. Length, -^^ in.
1611. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed y^^ (■)
From Abydos. Length, § in,
1612. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed J^
From Abydos. Length, -^% in. | q 1
304 SCARABS.
"'^Hlttn
1613. Green glazed steatite
cowroid, inscribed ^ ^j . ^ ^ ±
From Abydos. ^^ 0 T 0 T 0
Length, \l in. ^:2^
1614. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ,imum..
From Abydos. Length, y'V i"- c^^
1615. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
(1 r (?) T y From Abydos. Length, f in.
1616. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed f^ (lj\
From Abydos. Length, f in.
1617. Green glazed steatite scarab,
I . I
inscribed
1, I in. ¥ 0 ¥
From Abydos. Length,
1618. Green glazed steatite 'carab, inscribed q
I'rom Abydos. Length, f in. x;;;^;^
1619. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^ ■?- ^
From Abydos. Length, ,% in.
^H
SCARABS. 305
CIS
1620. Blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed ?) t
From Abydos. Length, f in. ^^
1621. Green glazed stealite fish, on one side ^
of which is inscribed ^^
From Abydos. Length, f in. ^
1622. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
. From Abydos. Length, \ in.
1623. Brown steatite scarab inscribed ^^ ^^
From Abydos. Length, f in. 0 (^ 0
^^ T
1624. Brown glazed steatite scarab, inscribed q
From Abydos. Length, | in. y^?)
1625. Green stone amulet Tj, mscribed ^__^
From Abydos. Length, \\ in. ^|^ j]
1626. Blue ^2.1^^ faience scarab, inscribed ^ V
From Abydos. Length, \ in.
3o6 SCARAP.S.
1627. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed Tj ^
"favoured of the god beloved of Thebes." ^ -
From Abydos. Length, f in. In
1628. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
=5(?) "
^ . From Abydos. Length, | in.
1629. Green glazed steatite cowroid, (.,«(.,
inscribed. From Abydos. Length, | in. ^ ^^
4
1630. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1631. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
"favoured of the lord of the North and South,"
i ^ 1 1 ■ ^^°"^ Abydos. Length, tV in.
1632. Blue glazed steatile cynocepha- ® _^
lous ape, on the base of which are inscribed ± tTTi ±
From Abydos. Length, | in. iiAAAi
1633. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
with the figure of a king slaughtering an animal.
From Abydos. Length, ^"^ in.
SCARABS. 307
1634. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
J W B\ ■ ^''°"'' ^^y^°^- Length, VV in-
1635. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
V !<] • From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1636. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
u(\ '^yr^" F'^o"'' Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1637. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
1 1 j T, etc. From Abydos. Length, f in.
1638. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
From Abydos. Length, -ft in.
1639. Green steatite scarab, inscribed '
From Abydos. Length, f in. ^ f^^
1640. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^^^^^^^
(3/g)
From Abydos. Length, ^ in. ..
1641. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
"stability" ( H )• From Abydos. Length, i in.
1642. Green steatite scarab, inscribed §OOo
From Abydos. Length, |f in. o§§0
3o8 SCARABS.
1643. Green glazed steatite fish, inscribed
From Abydos. Length, § in.
1644. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
i (?) ^g . From Abydos. Length, f in.
1645. Green glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed tli^<^ti!^
From Abydos. Length, f in.
1646. Green glazed steatite scarab, in- ^^^*^^.
scribed t=x
From Abydos. Length, ^ in. Ul^
1647. Yellow glazed steatite scarab, in its original
silver setting, inscribed T ^ , etc. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1648. Green glazed steatite scarab, in- f| /I? '^
., , Hi©
scribed t . r»
From Abydos. Length, -^\ in. l'^\
9
1649. Bezel of a carnelian ring,
inscribed ^ .
From Abydos. Length, fin. j^^
v_y y,,^
SCARABS. 309
1650. Green glazed steatite amulet, inscribed
with : I. L 6 1) 6 J ; and, 2. Ci^. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
1651. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
■^ 0^ •^. From Abydos. Length, f in.
1652. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
U
I 1
etc. From Abydos. Length, | in.
mn
1653. Green glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed ± < — ^ -
From Abydos. Length, -^% in. 5 <H^ ^
1654. Mother-of-emerald scarab, in- n^
scribed " Overseer of the temple, chief Ld 1 ^
chancellor, Hetep-a(?)." From Abydos. ^~-< ^^
Length, ii in. □ I [j
1655. Blue paste scarab, inscribed "Amen ^^^
leadeth to the seat of the heart (?)." From _^p
Abydos. Length, ^ in. ^ ]]
2 s
SCARABS.
1656. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
t^l and two double spirals enclosed within ovals.
fX] From Abydos. Length, -^ in.
1657. Green glazed steatite scarab, j^tM
inscribed ^^^■^^
From Abydos. Length, j\ in. [1 t^ yO
1658. Green glazed steatite scarab, n^"^'", , ..n
inscribed <=> O <=>
From Abydos. Length, f in. ^^ ^ "^
1659. Green glazed steatite ||m
scarab, inscribed l^^Sl "T"
From Abydos. Length, \-} in.
1660. Green glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed ^ .^^) 4
From Abydos. Length, | in. ^^ >^ .
1661. Green glazed steatite scarab, in- u(?)7\
scribed p^
From Abydos. Length, |-J- in. -^
SCAR.4BS.
3"
1662.
Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed ^^
From Abydos. Length, f in. t^(?»
1663.
Green glazed steatite scarab.
inscribed with
two illegible signs. From Abydos.
Length, J in.
1664.
Blue glazed faience scarab,
with illegible
inscription. From Abydos.
Length, § in.
1665.
Green glazed steatite scarab.
inscribed with
a beetle and "double life." ■?■ ^ ■?■•
From Abydos.
Length, f in.
1666.
Cobalt blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed 1
with two
sandals and a scorpion U
# y/ . From
Abydos.
Length, f in.
1667.
Green glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed with
the figure
of a hippopotamus holding a
knife. From
Abydos.
Length, \ in.
1668.
Green glazed steatite scarab.
inscribed with
the hawk of Horus Q,W^- From Abydos.
Length, f in.
1669.
Green glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed with
the figure
of a lion. From Abydos.
Length, \ in.
2 S 2
312 SCARABS.
1670. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figure of a dog '^^-^ and the signs | '^^^ | .
From Abydos. Length, f in.
1671. Green glazed steatite rectangular plaque,
inscribed with the figur(i of a horse ; on the back in
relief is an tifckaf, '^^ . From Abydos.
Length, f in.
1672. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed with
the figure of a woman holding a papyrus sceptre.
From Abydos. Length, tV i"-
1673. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed
with a fish having two lotus buds in its mouth q5< .
From Abydos. Length, | in.
1674. Green glazed steatite mouse, inscribed on
the base with a fish. From Abydos. Length, ^^ in.
1675. Blue glazed steatite grasshopper, inscribed
on the base with the sign of " life," j . From Abydos.
Length, f in.
1676. Yellow glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
with the figure of a horse, etc. From Abydos.
Length, 1 J in.
SCARAES. 313
1677. Blue paste frog, inscribed on the base
"good luck," T. F'rom Abydos. Length, f in.
1678. Opaque red glass frog, inscribed on the base
with a hare. From Abydos. Length, | in.
1679. Blue glazed steatite plaque, inscribed with
two crocodiles ; on the back, in relief, is a fish.
From Abydos. Length, | in.
1680. Green glazed steatite cat, inscribed on the
base with a cat. From Abydos. Length, | in.
1681. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed TO.
From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1682. Blue paste scarab, in its original gold
setting, inscribed with a hawk, etc. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1683. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a hawk-headed kneeling figure and two animals.
From Abydos. Length, | ir..
1684. Gray stone oval, inscribed with a sphinx
I
and a hare jg^^. From Abydos. Length, l^in.
314 SCARABS.
1885. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a hawk ^^. , crocodile 'S??^, and two ursei T\ J)^.
From Abydos. Length, f^in.
1686. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figure of a man and two beetles ^ M • From
Abydos. Length, | in.
1687. Blue glazed steatite plaque, inscribed with
the figure of a man holding a bow, and a linear
pattern composed of diamonds and annules. From
Abydos. Length, | in.
1688. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with a
dog, or lion, and "^137. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1689. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figures of a man and an animal (?). From
Abydos. Length, i in.
1690. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a sistrum, etc. From Abydos. Length, y'-^ in.
1691. Yellow glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a winged disk ^sszz?, ne/er T, etc, From Abydos.
Length, I in.
SCARABS. 315
1692. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figures of a lion and a prostrate man. From
Abydos. Length, fin.
1693. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a Hathor-headed sistrum, from the handle of which
projects two hands grasping 3 3 , the emblems of
renewed youth. From Abydos. Length, -j?^ in.
1694. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a human figure (?). From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1695. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a beetle ^^^ , and four ornamental designs. From
Abydos. Length, fin.
1696. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a crocodile and an urteus. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
1697. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a male figure embracing two females (?). From
Abydos. Length, fin.
1698. Green glazed steatite duck on a base in the
shape of a cartouche c 31 ; the inscription reads,
" beautiful life " I ■¥" • From Abydos.
Length, t\ in.
3i6 SCARABS.
1699. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
" beautiful life " I "?" • From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
1700. Cobalt blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
^Yith a human head. From Abydos. Length, -| in.
1701. Green glazed steatite circular seal, inscribed
with figures of a lion and a lizard, double spiral, etc.
From Abydos. Length, i in.
1702. Blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed with a
sphinx and a winged urasus. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1703. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a crocodile and a snail (?). From Abydos.
Length, fin.
1704. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a sistrum and two cats, or lions. From Abydos.
Length, VV in-
1705. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
figures of a king, a man (i*), "Hfe" ■^, etc. From
Abydos. Length, I in.
SCARABS. 317
1706. Green glazed steatite amulet, part fish and
part utchai, inscribed with " good luck " T , etc.
From Abydos. Length, -{^ in.
1707. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a lion, scorpion, nefer T , etc. From Abydos.
Length, fin.
1708. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
Sr ^^ ^ I ft A 1 ^'^closed within a border
of spirals ; on the back of the scarab, in hollow-work,
are a cluster of lotus flowers ^xjF, and a head '^, and
two ursei. From Abydos. Length, | in.
1709. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a ram wearing horns, plumes and ursei, a beetle, etc.
From Abydos. Length, | in.
1 710. Dark green scarab, inscribed with 1 (?) V/ (^
and a winged urreus. From Abydos. Length, -f^ in.
1711. Green glazed steatite frog, inscribed on the
base with a sistruu] W having pendent urtei. From
Abydos. Length y'g ^n-
2 T
3 1 8 SCARABS.
1712. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the figure of a man holding an urseus, and an uraeus.
From Abydos. Length, | in.
1713. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with a
sistrum f having pendent ursei. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
1714. Blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed with a
sistrum having pendent uraei, etc. From Abydos.
Length, \ in.
1715. Blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed with
three ursei. From Abydos. Length, f in.
1716. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
four ursei. From Abydos. Length, | in.
1717. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
the head of a hawk, having on it a disk and urseus.
From Abydos. Length, -^^ in.
1718. Blue paste scarab, set in its original gold
ring, inscribed with a sistrum having pendent ura^i.
From Abydos. Length, -^-^ in.
1719. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
five uriei wearing plumes, etc. From Abydos.
Leng.h \\ in.
SCARARS. 319
1720. Blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed with
three uroei wearing plumes, etc. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1721. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed
with a cruciform ornament and four uraei. From
Abydos. Length, \\ in.
1722. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a sphinx and a winged urseus. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1723. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
O
§ and two ursi. From Abydos. Length, f in.
1724. Green glazed steatite scarab, in its original
silver setting, inscribed with two winged disks having
O
pendent urrei, and M * ^^°"'' Abydos.
p^ Length, I in.
1725. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
O
(^ and a winged uroeus. From Abydos.
Length, \ in.
1726. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a sistrum having pendent urrei. From Abydos.
Length, /^ in.
2 T 2
320 SCARABS.
1727. Green glazed steatite hare, inscribed on tlie
base with four ursei. From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1728. Brown glazed steatite mouse (?), inscribed
on tlie base with four ursei. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
1729. Green glazed steatite fish, inscribed on one
side with four urasi. From Abydos. Length, -^-^ in.
1730. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
four ura^i. From Abydos. Length, W in.
1731. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a cluster of lotus flowers. From Abydos.
Length, -/^ in.
1 732. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
cluster of lotus flowers, '^\?' . From Abydos.
Length, -^^ in.
1733. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
ft
T| " stability," lotus flowers, etc. From Abydos.
Length, i in.
1734. Blue glazed steatite oval, inscribed on one
side with fX K , and on the other v.ith a fish having
a lotus flower in its mouth. From Abydos.
I'Cngth, ;^in.
SCARAUS.
321
1735. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
lotus flowers. From Abydos. Length, i in.
1736. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a cluster of lotus flowers and two urcei. From
Abydos. Length, y\ in.
1737. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a lotus flower, etc. From Abydos. Length, -^-^ in.
1738. Brownish -yellow opaque glass scaraboid,
inscribed with a cluster of lotus flowers. From
Abydos. Length, fin.
1739. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a cluster of lotus flowers. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
1740. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
two lotus flowers, etc. From Abydos.
Length, VV i"-
1741. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a cluster of lotus flowers. From Abydos.
Length, fin
1742. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a lotus flower. From Abydos. Length, f in.
32 2 SCARABS.
1743. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a cluster of lotus flowers 'W . From Abydos.
Length, fin.
1744. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with a
cruciform floral design. From Abydos.
Length, \^ in.
1745. Green glazed steatite plaque, inscribed with
a cruciform ornament ; on the back, in relief, is a
fish. From Abydos. Length, ^ in.
1746. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a cruciform floral design. From Abydos.
Length, f in.
1747. Green gh.zed faience cowroid, inscribed with
a cruciform ornament and four uraei. From Abydos.
Length, fin.
1748. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a cruciform floral ornament. From Abydos.
Length, -/„ in.
1749. Blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with a
crucifoiTO ornament and four ura^i. From Abydos.
Length, £ in.
SCARABS.
323
1750. Green glazed steatite cowroid, inscribed
with a cruciform ornament and four urasi. From
Abydos. Length, | in.
1751. Yellow glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a cruciform floral ornament. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
1752. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a cruciform ornament, one end of which terminates
in tet u. From Abydos. Length, -^in.
1753. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a cruciform floral ornament. From Abydos.
Length, ^^ in-
1754. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a cruciform design. From Abydos. Length, -^ in.
1755. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a design composed of spirals. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
1756. Dark green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
with annules. From Abydos. Length, f in.
1757. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a linear design. From Abydos. Length, | in.
3-4
SCAR A us.
1758. Light blue glazed steatite scarab, inscribed
with a linear design. From Abydos. Length, | in.
1759. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a linear device. From Abydos. Length, -/g- in.
1760. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a floral design and spirals. From Abydos.
Length, ,% in.
1761. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a design composed of annules and spirals. From
Abydos. Length, fin.
1762. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a linear device. From Abydos. Length, y^ *"•
1763. Amethyst scarab inscribed with a linear
device. From Abydos. Length, |in.
1764. Green glazed steatite cat, inscribed on the
base with a floral design. From Abydos.
Length, ^ in.
1765. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
linear ornaments. From Abydos. Length, \\ in.
1766. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with
a twisted double-line ornament. From Abydos.
]-ength, i",. in.
SCARAHS.
325
1767.
Green
glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed with
a linear device.
From Abydos.
Length,
2 '"•
1768.
Brown
glazed steatite cowroid, set in its
original
copper
ring, incribed with ai
1 iitchat
^.
and a line of annules. I*'rom Abydos.
Length, -
^^ in
1 6 "'•
1769.
Green
glazed steatite scarab,
inscribed
with
a design
formed
of short lines and annules.
From
Abydos.
Length,
fin.
1770.
Green
glazed steatite scarab,
inscribec
with
a floral device ar
d spirals. P>om Abydos.
Length,
iin-
1771.
Green
glazed steatite scarab.
inscribec
with
a floral design.
From Abydos.
Length,
2 i"-
1772.
Green
glazed steatite rectar
gular plaque ;
on one
side, in
relief, is a fish, and
on- the
other
SIX annules QQ
o©
. From Abydos.
Length,
|in.
1773
Green
glazed basalt scaraboid, uninsc
ribed.
From Abydos.
Length
§in.
1774
Amethyst scaraboid, uninscribed.
From
Abydos.
Length
|in.
2 u
326
SCARABS.
1775.
Carnelian scaraboidj
uninscribed. From
Abydos.
Length, |in.
1776.
Mother-of-emerald scaraboid, uninscribed.
From Abydos.
Length, f|in.
1777.
Light
green stone oval
uninscribed. From
Abydos.
Length, \ in.
1778.
Mother-of-emerald scaraboid, uninscribed.
From Abydos.
Length, ^in.
1779.
Agate
scarab, uninscn
bed. From Abydos
Length, f in.
1780.
Green
glazed faience
scarab, uninscribed.
From Abydos.
Length, ^V in.
1781.
Green
glass scarab,
uninscribed. From
Abydos.
Length, § in.
1782.
Gray stone oval plaque
, uninscribed. From
Abydos.
Length, ^V in.
1783.
Dark
stone scarab,
uninscribed. From
Abydos.
Length, f in.
1784.
Dark
green polished
stone oval plaque,
uninscribed. From Abydos.
Length, | in.
SCARABS.
327
1785. Large steatite scarab, inscribed with a
record of the slaughter of one hundred and two lions
by Amen-hetep III. during the first ten years of his
reign ; the text reads : —
f
Uii
Q
anx Heru ka next x^ em
May live the Horus, bull powerful, diademed with
P
2.
maat
semen
o^iP£
hepu sekerh
^^^^' { ^Zifs^uf } ' ^^t(^f'lisher of laws, pacifier of
n^^c:^
Heru nub
taui tieru nuD aa x^pes
the tivo lands, Horus the goldefi, ?nighty of valoin
I I
hu sati suten net
smiter of foreign lands,
■^'^X
4-
_f King of the North "I
(^ and Sotith,
C^3]
Neb-maat-Ra sa Ra en x^t - f
Neb-7nadt-Rd, son of the sun, of body his,
2 U 2
'28 SCARABS.
Amen-hetep heq Uast ta anx
Ajuenheiep, prince of Thebes, giver oflife,\afid]
\ ^ CM] ^! '-5^1 l'^
suten hemt 6\ er x^t mau an
royal spouse Thi. In respect of liofis, brought
en hen - f em satet - f t'esef ^aa
majesty his from shooting his otvn, beginning
em renpit ua neferit er renpit met mau
from year first up to year tenth, lions
IH\^
e II
hesau saa sen
fierce, one hundred and tivo.
XVIIIth dynasty. About B.C. 1500. Length, 3^ in.
1786. Green glazed faience let u, emblem of
stability, surmounted by horns, plumes, etc. From
'I'una. Height, 4/ai''''
SCARABS.
329
1787. Blue glazed faience fragment of a vase with
figure of a fish, flowers, etc., in relief. Very fine
work. From Tuna. Length, i gin.
1788. Green glazed faience fragment of a vase
with the figure of man, papyrus plants, etc., in relief.
Very fine work. From Tuna. Length, 2| in.
Nos. 834-1310.
AMULETS, ETC.
834. Onyx utchat ^^, inscribed ^-^
Length, -^^ in.
835. Onyx utchat '^^j inscribed ^^ T ^.
Length, \ in.
836. Green glass utchat ^^- Length, -^\ in.
837. Blue glazed /a/tv/^<? utchat ^^.
Length, 2\ in.
38. Blue ^diZQd faience utchat ^^•
Length, 2^ in.
839. Blue glazed /a/Wz^^ utchat ^^■*
Length. i| in.
* Originally inlaitl wilh red colour.
AMULETS,
331
840. Blue ^diZtd. faience iitchat ^^^ •*
Length, i| in.
841. Blue glazed faience utchat
842. Blue ^^z^^ faience utchat
843. Blue glazed ^/^«^^ utchat
844. Blue ^nztdi faience utchat
845. Green glazed ^/^«te utchat
846. Green glazed /a/f/z^v utchat
847. Blue glzzed faience utchat
848. Blue ^SiZtA faience utchat
Length, i| in.
Length, ij} in.
Length, i^ in.
Length, i| in.
Length, i in.
Length, 1^ in.
Length, f in.
Length, | in.
Originally inlaid with red colour.
332 AMULETS, ETC.
849. Blue glazed /a/^//^^ ^itchat =^^ .
Length, | in.
850. Green ^zzt^ faience utchat =^^ .
Length, f in.
851. Black glazed faience utchat =^P .
Length, ^ in.
852. Blue g\nzQ(^ faience utchat =^^ .
Length, | in.
853. Green ^diztdi faience utchat ^^^^ •
Length, ^ in.
854. Green glazed y^?/t7/<rf utchat ^^^B- .
Length, f in.
855. Blue glazed /rt/^;/a^ utchat ^^^^ •
Length, y'q in.
856. Green glazed y^?/(?«r(^ utchat ^^^^ ■
Length, i in.
857. Green glazed /<7/^/^c^ utchat =^^ .
Length, \ in.
858. Green glazed /(?/(?«(r(? utchat ^^^^ •
Length, ^ in.
AMULETS, ETC.
333
859. Green ^xl^^ faience utchat -
860. Green ^3,zQd faietice ukhai '■
861. Green glazed faience utchat ■
862. Green glazed ^/W/^rc? utchat
863. Blue glazed faience utchat
864. Blue glazed faience utchat
865. Red ^ZiZtd. faience utchat ^
866. White ^zz'i6. faience utchat ^
867. Carnelian utchat ^^ ,
868. Carnelian utchat ^^ .
869. Carnelian utchat =^^ .
Length, \ in.
Length, ^ in.
Length, \ in.
Length, f in.
Length, \ in.
Length, | in.
Length, % in.
Length, i^g in.
Length, i^ in.
Length, \ in.
Length, \ in.
2 X
1
334
AMULETS, ETC.
870.
Carnelian iitchat =^^ .
Length, f in.
871.
Carnelian iitchat =^^ .
Length, f in.
872.
Lapis-lazuli iitdiat ^^^.
Length, \ in.
873.
Green stone utchat =^^ .
Length, \\ in.
874.
White stone utchat =^B .
Length, i in.
875.
Onyx utchat =^^ .
Length, | in.
876.
Red glass utchat =^^ .
Length, ^V in.
877.
Green glass utchat =^^ .
Length, /g- in.
878.
Red stone utchat ^^^^ •
Length, \ in.
879.
Blue ^z.zt6. faience utchat
^
Length, 2^ in.
880.
Blue ^zzt^L fciience utchat
^
Length, if in.
881.
Green glazed /r??W/ir^ utchat
^•
Length, i| in.
882.
Blue ^2j.Q.d. faience utchat
^
• Length, 1 in.
883.
Blue ^^zt^ faience utchat
^
Length, |i in.
AMULETS, ETC. 335
884.
Blue glazed /i!/(?«rf uichat ^^ . Length, f in.
885.
Blue glazed faience uichat ^^. Length, f in.
886.
Blue glazed /z/^/^rc? utchat -'^. Length, % in.
887.
Green glazed /a/^/z^v utchat ^^ .
Length, | in.
888.
Blue ^xi^d. fa:iencc utchat ^^ . Length, \ in.
889.
Green glazed /?/(?«r^ utchat ^^.
Length, -{^ in.
890.
Blue glazed /fl/^//^:^ utchat ^ , Length, f in.
891.
Green ^zzt(\. faience utchat ^^ . Length, \ in.
892.
Carnelian glazed /c«V//^^ utchat ^^.
Length, \ in.
893.
Carnelian utchat ^ . Length, \\ in.
894.
Carnelian utchat ^ . Length, % in.
895.
Onyx utchat ^. Length, \ in.
896.
Red stone utchat ^. Length, -{-^ in.
897.
Red stone z/Z^Ati/ ^. Length, x\ in.
2X2
336 AMULETS, ETC.
898. Black stone utchat ^. Length, f in.
899. Blue stone utchat^. Length, \\ in.
900. Blue paste utchat ^. Length, \ in.
901. Glass (?) utchat ^. Length,
¥
902. Blue glazed faience shrine ; on one side is a
figure of Sekhet in relief, and on the other is inscribed
TT-9-5' "Nephthys, life, and protection." From
Abydos. Height, | in.
903-997. A miscellaneous collection of beads,
pendants, amulets, etc., in' carnelian, amethyst, glazed
fa:ience, glass, etc. From Abydos.
998-1004. Blue ^?atd. faience beads.
Lengths, f in. to \ in.
1005-1015. Green ^-^zt^ faiience beads.
Length, -H in.
1016. String of glass, glazed faience, and other
beads.
1017. String of glass, carnelian, and glazed/rw/r^
beads.
AMULETS, ETC.
337
1018.
String
of green glazed /^i!/^«^<? iiichats, beads,
etc.
1019.
String
of green glazed faience beads in
the
form of utchats.
1020.
Necklace of green glazed /rt/e«^^ beads
Length, 2 ft.
6 in.
1021.
Necklace of green ^xz-td fdietice beads
Length, 2 ft.
I in.
1022.
Neckl
ace of green glazed faience b
eads
(with zilchat, etc.
). Length, i ft.
6 in.
1023. Necklace of green ^SiZtd. faience beads.
Length, i ft. i in.
1024. Necklace of green g\2izedi faience beads.
Length, 10^ in.
1025. Necklace of green glazed faience beads in
the form of lotus flowers. Length, 2 ft. 3 in.
1026. Blue glazed faience menat, the upper part
of which is in the form of the goddess Nut. From
Abydos. Length. 4:^ in.
1027. Light green glazed faience pendant, having
on it in reUef a figure of the god Harpocrates seated
on a lotus flower ; on each side of him is a winged
urceus. From Sakkara. Length, 3 in.
338 AMULETS, ETC,
1028-1158. Necklace of green and blue glazed
faience pendants, beads, etc.
1159. Network of blue and green glazed faience
beads which originally formed the outer covering of
the mummy. Length, i ft. l\m.\ width, 8^ in.
1160. String of white glazed /rt/Vz/r^ beads.
Length, i ft. i in.
1161-1166. Green ^20.^^^ faience oblong beads.
Length, if in. to if in.
1167-1173. Green glazed faience beads in the
shape of lions' heads. Length, ^in. to ^^in.
1174-1179. Green and blue glazed faience beads
in the shape of lotus flowers. Length, ^ in. to H 'i^-
1180. Blue glazed faience stamp ; the base f I |
of which is in the form of a cartouche M, in- \;37
scribed Length, 2|in. o 1
1181. Rectangular blue glazed, ho\\o\y-\soxk faience
plaque, pierced with seven holes. On one side are
the hawk of Horus wearing the double crown 1^,
two Ijennu birds, two uraii crowned with the crowns of
AMULETS, ETC.
339
the north anc
'. south, etc., and on
the other are
Harpocrates seated on a lotus, winged
urseus, Ra, etc.
Length, \\ in.
1182.
Kectangular blue glazed faience plaque, j
pierced,
with
figures of deities in hollov/-work on |
each side.
Length, \% in.
1183.
Blue
<^-XLQ.di faience aegis of Bast.
Length, -j^^ in.
1184.
Green glazed /air'^«^^ pendant
vase.
Length, fin.
1185.
Blue
glazed faience pendant
; Bes wearing
plumes
and standing upon serpents
, with utchats
in relief.
Length, f^in.
1186.
Blue
glazed /a/t?//« quadruple
utchat.
Length, fin.
1187.
Green glazed faience vase.
Height, \\ in.
1188-
-1190
Blue paste baskets.
Length, ^ in.
1191,
1192.
Blue paste pendants.
Length, § in.
1193.
Blue
paste ring. Diameter, i^'g in.
1194.
Lapis
>-lazuli pillar surmounted by the head
of a hawk.
Height, ig-in. \
340 AMULETS, ETC.
1195. Green glazed faience pillar surmounted by a
lion's head, upon which is a disk. Height, lyV in.
1196. Lapis-lazuli lotus pillar surmounted by a
ram's head upon which is the |^^ crown.
Height, if in.
1197. Green glazed steatite stamp, inscribed with
a bull's head 0. Diameter, | in.
1198. Green glazed steatite stamp, inscribed with a
sistrum 1 having pendent ur^ei. Diameter, 9-/g in.
1199. Green glazed steatite plaque, pierced; on
one side is a figure of Thoueris in relief, and on the
other are inscribed 0 and lotus flowers. Length, \ in.
1200. Green glazed steatite plaque, pierced ; on
one side in relief is a hawk, and on the other is
inscribed Amen-Ra M . Length, fV i"-
1 AAAAAA I
1201. 1202. Green glazed steatite cylinders in-
scribed with emblems of "life," "good luck" "tI jT
T •¥-, and lines. Length, y\ in. and ^-^ in.
1203-1205. Green and blue glazed /a/Vw^ shrines
with figures of a goddess on two sides of each in
hoilow-work. Height, -^^^xw. to fin.
AMULtTS, lilC. 341
1206-1207. Lapis-lazuli stamps with the words
r\ It 1 1 ] r I f---— 1
" Temple of Amen " [1 on the base.
Diameter, VVi^^-
1208. Green glazed steatite stamp, inscribed with
a hawk and winged uncus. Diameter, -iVin-
1209-1214. Green glazed /(//Vz/tr draughtsmen.
Height, ^ in. to i in.
1215. Bluish-green glazed faience ring with scarab
of the same material. Diameter, if in.
1216. Green glazed faience plaque with a dog-
headed ape in relief. Length, if in.
1217. Green glazed steatite bead surmounted by
three frogs. Length, f in.
1218. Portion of a green glazed faience ring ; a
lotus flower surmounted by an aegis of Ivhnemu.
Length, i^in.
1219. Light green glazed faience pendant, having
"j^^. cat, etc., in hollow work. From Abydos.
Length, \\ in.
1220. Dark blue glazed faience pendent figure of
Bes. Length, i^in.
2 Y
342
AMULETS, ETC.
1220a. Red ^z.z^6. faience pendent figure of Bes.
Length, f in.
1221.
Greenish-blue glazed faience pendent figure
of a sow.
Length, | in.
1222.
Greenish-blue glazed faience pendent figure
of a sow.
Length, \ in.
1223.
Greenish-blue glazed faience pendent figure
of a sow.
Length, -^in.
1224.
Greenish-blue glazed faience pendent figure
of a sow.
Length, \ in.
1225.
Green glazed faience pendent figure of an
altar.
Length, W in.
1226.
Green glazed faience pendent figure of a
serpent.
Length, \\\x\.
-1227.
Blue glazed ya/tvi^<? pendent head of ?Iathor.
Length, if in.
1228.
Blue ^diZtd. faience pendent head of Hathor.
Length, \\ in.
1229.
Blue glazed /^i/^/'/dV pendent head of Hathor.
Length, \ in.
AMULETS, ETC. 343
1230.
Blue
'j^diZtd faietice pendent head of Hathor.
Length, -^ in.
1231.
Blue ^SLZtd faience pendent figure of Sekhet.
Height, I in.
1232.
Light
green glazed faience frog, with su:;-
pending
oop.
From Abydos. Length, i in.
1233-
-1237
. Blue ^diZtd faience vases in the shape
of lotus flowers
Height 5I in., 5^ in., 4I in.
1238,
1239
. Green ^a.zedi faience aryballi.
Height, 3^ in., 2| in.
1240.
Blue
^?izt6. faience vase with two handles.
Height, 2 in.
1241,
1242
Blue glazed faience vases with two
handles.
Height, 5 in., 4 in.
1243.
Blue,
thick, semi-transparent glass vase.
Height, 3| in.
1244.
Blue
glazed /ai-W/r^ bowl. Diameter, 54 in.
1245.
Blue
^3.zQd. faie?ice vase wdth two handles.
Diameter, i| in.
1246.
Blue
glazed _/aw/r(? vase with serrated edge.
Diameter, if in.
1247.
Blue
glazed faience hollow-work ring.
Diameter, | in.
2 V 2
344
AMULETS, ETC.
1248. Brown glazed faience ring, having four
figures of Ra, ^ , etc., in hollow-work.
Diameter, i in.
1249. Brown glazed faience ring, having four
figures of Ra, |[ , etc., in hollow-work.
Diameter, \ in.
1250. Brown glazed faience ring, having four
figures of Ra, ^ , etc., in hollow-work.
Diameter, H in.
1251. Brown glazed faience ring, having four
figures of Ra, \ , etc., in hcUow-work.
Diameter, \ in.
1252. Brown glazed faience ring, having four
figures of Ra, ^, etc., in hollow-work.
Diameter, | in.
1253. Brown glazed faience ring, having four
figures of Ra, ^ , etc., in hollow-work.
Diameter, \ in.
1254. Brown glazed faience ring, having four
figures of Ra, ^, etc., in hollow-work.
Diameter, | in.
1255. Brown glazed faience ring, having four
figures of Ra, % , etc., in hollow-work.
Diameter, \\ in.
A^fUl-ETS, i:tc. 345
1256.
Brown glazed faience ring, liaving four
figures of Ra, ^ , etc., in hollow-work.
Diameter, \). in.
1257.
Brown glazed faience ring, having four
figures of Ra, ^, etc., in hollow-work.
Diameter, \\ in.
1258.
Brown glazed faience ring, having a figure
of Ra ^^
and lotus flowers in hollow-work.
Diameter, \ in.
1259.
Blue glazed fdie?ice ring, having a figure
of Ra ^'
\ and lotus flowers in hollow-work.
Diameter, i in.
1260.
Blue glazed faience ring, having a figure
of Ra ^*
^ and lotus flowers in hollow-work.
Diameter, i in.
1261.
Blue glazed faience ring, having a figure
of Ra (J*
\ and lotus flowers in hollow-work.
Diameter, \ in.
1262.
Blue glazed faience ring, having a figure
of Ra ^^
\ and" lotus flowers in hollow-work.
i
Diameter, \% in.
1263.
Blue glazed faience ring, having a figure
of Ra ^'
and lotus flowers in hollow-work.
Diameter, | in.
346 AMULETS, ETC.
1264. Blue glazed faience ring, having a figure of
Nephthys, ^ , and lotus flowers in hollow-work.
Diameter, \ in.
1265. Green glazed faience ring, having a figure
of Isis, the boat of the sun, lotus fiowers, and a ser-
pent, in hollow-work. Diameter, | in.
1266. 1267. Lapis-lazuli spirals. Diameter, \^ in.
1268. Part of a wooden spoon, with the figure of
a frog. Diameter, 2| in.
1269. Wooden spoon with handle in the form of
a lotus. Length, 3^ in.
1270. Wooden spoon. Length, 5I in.
1271. Bronze surgical (?) instrument.
Length, 3I in.
1272. Flint saw. Length, 5I in.
1273. Bronze eye-lid for the right eye of a mummy
case or coffin. Length, 3I in.
1274. (Ireen glazed faience bezel of a ring, with
an ntchat ^ in relief. Length, lin.
1275. Green glazed faience pendant, with the
head of the goddess Hatlior in relief. Length, if in.
AMULETS, ETC. 347
1276.
Green glazed /^/W/t't' quadruple ukhat.
Length, | in.
1277.
Mother-of-enierald ukhat ^^.
Length, 2\ in.
1278.
Mother-of-emerald pendent hawk v\ .
Length, f in.
1279,
1280. Two carnelian nefers
60
Length, \ in.
1281.
Blue glazed faience buckle g; .
Length, lyV in-
1282.
Green glazed faience stamp, inscribed on
the base
with the figure of the god Horus and an
urseus.
Length, ig-in.
1284.
Green glazed steatite utchat, on one side of
which are uraei and the head of Hathor. Length, ^in.
1285.
Green glazed steatite fish <ea3, on the base
of which
IS inscribed / Amen-Ra.
Length, ^ in.
1286.
Two green glazed steatite crocodiles on a
pedestal,
on the base of which is a linear device.
Length, -^ in.
348 AMULEIS, ETC.
1287. Carnelian cowroid. Length, /g in.
1288. Green glazed /aie /we cowroid.
Length, ^ in.
1289. Green glazed faience cowroid, on the base
of which are inscribed "life " and "good luck " T" I •
Length, \ in.
1290. Green glazed steatite cowroid, on the base
of which is inscribed a cluster of lotus flowers "HjF.
Length, ^ in.
1291. Green glazed steatite cowroid, on the base
of which is inscribed the hawk of Horus ^^^ .
Length, \\ in.
1292. Green glass bead. Roman Period.
Length, \ in.
1293. Round glazed steatite bead (?), on the base
of which are urgei, etc. Diameter, -{-^ in.
1294. Green glazed steatite cartouche, on each
side of which is inscribed a cluster of lotus plants
Length, f in.
1295. Glazed steatite plaque from a necklace,
having upon it, in relief, a figure of the goddess Isis
AMULETS, ETC. 349
suckling her son Horus, and symbols characteristic
of an early period. Length, i^ in.
1296. Blue glazed faience plaque, with ^ tet in
relief. Length, 2-^ in.
1297. Blue ^zztd^ faience pendant. Length, \ in.
1298. Blue glazed faience pendant. Length, | in.
1299. Portion of a frame of a box covered with
ivory, upon which are inscribed the prenomen and
nomen and titles of Rameses X., King of Egypt,
about B.C. 1 1 50. The text reads: —
ka next x^' eni Uast suten net
The poiverfitl hull, crowned in Thebes, | ^^^f/smth!' }
Ra - nefer - ka - setep - en - Ra king of the two countries,
1P- n
us xepcs se-anx taui
viighty of valour, making to live the two lands,
2 z
350 AMULETS, ETC.
,/• // c .. \ Ra»ieses, croiuued in lliches, \
son of the oiin, < i i j j- i r
■' ' L beloved of A !)ien, J
sa Ra Ra - meses x^ Uast Amen merer
■©
m f^ 11' im I L,
Heru nub us renpit ma Ra t'etta
the golden Ilorus, mighty of years like the Sjinfor ever!
I'he number of monuments inscribed with the name
of Rameses X. is small, and this fragment of a box
is therefore of considerable interest. Length, 6| in.
1300. String of faience and other beads.
Length, 9 in.
1301. Votive bronze altar with a figure of the
deceased pouring out a libation. On the altar are
two hawks, two obelisks, two jackals, and a frog.
Length, 2^ in.
1302. VVoodt-n figure of a jackal, painted black.
Length, 3^ in.
1303. Bronze polytheistic figure with the body
and wings of a bird (Llorus), the head of a ram
Plate XXV,
CiPPUS OF HORUS.
AMULETS, ETC. 35 I
(Amen), the arms of a man, etc. ; he wears the triple
crown and stands between two crocodiles.
Height, Si in-
1304. Fine green stone cippus of Horus.* The
lower portion of this remarkable object projects and
forms a kind of plinth upon which lie two crocodiles.
Above, in relief, is a figure of Harpocratcs standing
with each foot on a crocodile ; the god is nude and
wears, as usual, a lock on the right side of the head.
Above him is the head of Bes. To the right, also in
relief, are an utchat, a scorpion, the hawk of Horus,
Isis (?), lotus standard with hawk, etc. ; to the left are
an 7itc/mf, a scorpion, a bird with two pairs of wing',
Horus spearing a serpent, a standaid with plumes, a
bull, a snake, Nephthys, etc. On the sides and back
and plinth are twenty-one lines of lightly-cut hiero-
glyphics. On the back is a deity, with four rams'
heads, seated under a canopy of light ; at each side
are two apes making adoration, and close by is a
figure of the deceased worshipping.
Height, 7I in. : width, 5^ in.
1305. Glass oval, pierced. Length, § in.
* .See Plate XXV.
z 2
352
AMULETS, ETC.
1306. Black basalt amulet of the heart pierced
with holes whereby to sew it to the bandages of the
mummy. On one side is a figure of the goddess
Nut with outstretched arms, beneath each of which is
a hawk-headed deity, and on the other is a version of
chapter 30B of the Book of the Dead. The space
left for the name of the purchaser is blank.
Length, i| in.
1307. Haematite pillow. Length, if in.
1308. Haematite amulet /\ , Length, i| in.
1309. Hsematite ram inscribed on the base
j^^^l^- Length, I in.
1310. Large bronze bowl. Late Period.
Diameter, 7I in.
Plate XXVI.
Blue glazed fajence Figure of Venus Anadyomene.
Nos. 131 1— 1340.
OBJECTS OF THE GR^CO-
ROMAN PERIOD.
1311. Blue glazed faience figure of Venus Ana-
dyomene.* Height, i ft. 2^ in.
1312. Terra-cotta figure of a woman suckling her
child (Isis and Horus). Height, 6f in.
1313. Terra-cctta figure of Eros. Height, 6| in.
1314. Pair of silver earrings. Dianieter, -j-^ in.
1315. Pair of silver earrings. Diameter, -^^ in
1316. Silver earring. Diameter, ^ in.
1317. Silver earring, with projecting nob.
Diameter, y~ in.
* See Plate XXVI.
354 OBJECTS OF THE GR.ECO-ROMAN PERIOD.
1318. Gold ring with lapis-lazuli bezel whereon is
cut a figure of Venus Anadyomene.
Diameter, iy\ in.
1319. Green glazed pectoral with a pierced pro-
jection at each end for attaching it to the bandage of
the mummy. On one side, in relief, is the god
Anubis standing by the bier and the letters L I C
and on the other the inscription
CICYICOKAI
C APAn I to N
C tOTH PEB I to
Length, 4| in.
1320. Hard stone Gnostic amulet inscribed on
ui
the obverse with a figure of Khnoubis, firin and X
m
and on the reverse with nine rows of Greek letters
arranged in magical order. The edge is bevelled.
Length, i in.
1321. Large variegated glass bead.
Length, 2^- in.
1322. Red terra-cotta ostrakon, inscribed with
eleven lines of Demotic. Length, 2^^ in., width, 2^ in.
1323. Brass ring. Diameter, i;^ in.
1324. Copper coin, illegible. Diameter {^ in.
Plate XXVII.
Painted Plaster Head from a Coffin of the
Gr/eco-Roman Period.
Plate XXVIIA.
Painted Plaster Head from the Coffin of a Lady of the
Gr/eco-Roman Period. About a.d. soo.
OBJECTS OF THE GR/ECO-ROMAN PEJUOD.
355
1325. Painted plaster head of a young man,* with
obsidian eyes inlaid.
1325a. Painted plaster head of a woman,! with
obsidian eyes inlaid.
These heads were found u[)on rectangular wooden
coffins together with plaster models of the feet. The
Greeks first attempted to perpetuate the memory of
the features of their dead by inserting painted portraits
of them over the face of the mummy, but subsequently
they placed painted plaster models of their heads and
faces on the covers of the coffins. About a.d. 300.
1326. Red terra-cotta lamp.
Length; -j^ in.
1327. Red terra-cotta lam]) with a seated figure in
relief, on the top. Length. 5^ in.
1328. Red terra-cotta lamp with a 'figure of
Hercules, in relief, on the top. Length, 4^ in.
1329. Red terra-cotta lamp with a figure of a man
playing pipes, in relief, on the top. Length, 4 in.
1330-1335. Red terra-cotta lamps wiih figure of
a lion slaying a slag, in relief, on the top.
Lengths, 4Mn., 3gin., 3^ in., 3 in., 3^ in., 2^ in.
" See PlateXXVil.
t See Plate XXVIIa.
356 OBJECTS OF THE GK.ECO-ROMAN PERIOD.
1336. Handle of a red terra-cotta lamp.
Length, 25 in.
1337. Head of a red terra-cotta figure of a woman.
Height, afin.
1338. Head of a red terra-cotta figure of a woman.
Height, if in.
1339. Bronze figure of Aphrodite as Isis* on a
pedestal. The goddess wears on her head the plumes,
disk, and horns of Isis. On her right wrist and on
her left arm she has bracelets ; the right hand rests
on her chest, and the left on her left thigh. Grseco-
Roman Period. Height, gf in.
1340. Bronze leg of a box in the form of a Cupid.
Height, I in.
* See Plate XXVIII.
Plate X
Bronze Figure of Aphrodite, as Isis,
OF THE Gr/ECO-RoMAN PERIOD.
Nos. 1341-1391.
ALABASTER VASES AND
VESSELS, AND
MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS.
1341. Alabaster jug y for holding unguent.
From Thebes. Height, 6^ in.
1342. Alabaster stibium pot. From Thebes.
Height, 4^ in.
1343. Alabaster stibium pot. From Thebes.
Height, 2^ in.
1344-1348. Five alabaster spoons, or ladles.
Lengths, 7i in., 75 in., 4jin., 4^^ in., and 4 in,
1349-1353. Five alabaster vases.
Diameters, 3ff in,, 3|in., siin., slin., and 2-^in.
1354. Alabaster vase on stand Y .
Diameter, 5^ in.
3 A
35S
ALABASTER VASES, VESSELS, ETC.
1355. Alabaster vase on stand ¥ .
Diameter, 5y|^in.
1356. Alabaster bowl.
Height, 3^ in., diameter, 6| in.
1357. 1358. Two alabaster vases.
Diameters, 5^ in. and 3I in.
1359. Alabaster vase. Height, 6 in.
Height, 3^ in.
Height, 5:^ in.
Height, 4^ in.
Height, 5 in.
1360. Alabaster vase.
1361. Alabaster vase.
1362. Alabaster vase.
1363. Alabaster vase.
1364.
Alabaster vase. Height,
2|in.
1365.
Alabas
ter flat bowl. Diameter,
12 in.
1366-
-1375.
Ten miscellaneous alabaster vases.
Heights, 1 in. to 5 in.
1376,
1377.
Two diorite stibium pots.
Heights, 3 in. and
2| in.
1378.
Calcareous stone kneeling figure of a man
holding a shrine.
upon the front of which is the
figure
of the god Osiri?
, in relief. Height,
8i in.
ALABASTER VASES, VESSELS, ETC. 359
1379. Stone figure of llie god Osiri;-, wearing the
aft/crown and holding whip and flail. Height, ^|in.
1330. Stone figure of the god Osiris.
Height, 8f in.
1381. Calcareous stone seated figure (jf the god
Osiris wearing the a^ff crown, and holding whip and
flail. Height, 8f in.
1382. Wooden pillow, or head rest, for the dead.
Height, 8 in.
1383. Green stone hawk of Horus with gold cown
and beak ; the eyes are inlaid with some kind of pre-
cious stone. From Abydos. Height, i| in.
1384. Green ghzcd /a/e/ice cat with kittens. From
Abydos. Height, I in.
1385. Wooden model of the serpent Nehcbka.
From Abydos. Height, 2| in.
1386. Silver pendent figure of the god Amsu, f .
From Lower Egypt. Height, li in.
1387. Green glazed faience pendant Avith figures
of Isis, Harpocrates and Nephthys in relief. From
Abvdo-,, Height, i^ in.
HARRISON AND SONS,
TKINTEKS IN ORniNARY TO HER MAJESTY,
ST. martin's LAKE, LONDON'.
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